Castle Fraser, Inverurie

Name: Castle Fraser
Address: Sauchen, Inverurie AB51 7LD, Inverurie, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1330 833463

#1 among attractions in Inverurie

Top attraction, Architecture, Historical place, Forts and castles, More...

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Castle Fraser is the most elaborate Z-plan castle in Scotland and one of the grandest 'Castles of Mar'. It is located near Kemnay in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. The castle stands in over 300 acres of landscaped grounds, woodland and farmland which includes a walled kitchen garden of the 19th century. There is archaeological evidence of an older square tower dating from around 1400 or 1500 within the current construction. The castle is a Category A listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°12'11"N, 2°27'38"W

Address

Sauchen, Inverurie AB51 7LDInverurie United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1330 833463

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Day trips

Castle Fraser – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, Hallforest Castle, Cullerlie stone circle, Broomend of Crichie stone.

5.1 miN
Historical place, Archaeological site
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, Inverurie
131 min walk • Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, located near Inverurie in north-east Scotland, is one of the best-preserved examples of a recumbent stone circle, and one of the few that still have their full complement of stones and the only one that has all its stones still standing without having been re-erected.
3.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Hallforest Castle
98 min walk • Hallforest Castle is a keep, one of the oldest in Scotland, as it dates from the 14th century. It is about a mile and a half from Kintore, in Aberdeenshire. Alternative names are Castle of Hallforrest, Hall Forest Castle or simply Hallforrest.
6.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Cullerlie stone circle
164 min walk • Cullerlie stone circle, also known as the Standing Stones of Echt, is a small stone circle situated near Echt, Aberdeenshire. It consists of eight irregular stones of red granite arranged at approximately equal intervals to form a circle of 10.2 m diameter, enclosing the same number of small cairns.
5.6 miNE
Stela
Broomend of Crichie stone
144 min walk • The Broomend of Crichie Stone is a class I Pictish stone that stands within a henge at Broomend of Crichie, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was placed within the henge in the 19th century. The stone bears the incised symbols of the Pictish beast and the crescent and V-rod.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Skene, Westhill
127 min walk • Loch of Skene is a large lowland, freshwater loch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 1 mi to the west of the village of Kirkton of Skene and 9 mi west of Aberdeen.
4.3 miS
Prehistoric site
Sunhoney
110 min walk • Sunhoney is a stone circle of the recumbent type, which is common in the Grampian region, in particular at the River Dee. Sunhoney is situated about 2 km west of Echt in Aberdeenshire, near to the Cullerlie and Midmar stone circles.
2.8 miN
Forts and castles
Fetternear Palace, Monymusk
72 min walk • Fetternear Bishop's Palace is an archaeological site of what was one of the palaces of the medieval bishops of Aberdeen. it is near Kemnay in Aberdeenshire. Later, a ruined tower-house and mansion of Fetternear House were built on part of the site.
1.7 miW
Forts and castles
Cluny Castle, Monymusk
45 min walk • Cluny Castle was originally built c.1604 as a Z-plan castle replacing either a house or small peel tower. Sited in the parish of Cluny, it is south of Monymusk and north of Sauchen in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland.
2.3 miN
57°14'6"N • 2°26'44"W
Kemnay Village Hall, Kemnay
58 min walk • City hall
4.7 miS
Forts and castles
Midmar Castle
120 min walk • Midmar Castle is a 16th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located 12 kilometres west of Westhill and 3.5 kilometres west of Echt.
3.7 miW
Forts and castles
Tillycairn Castle, Monymusk
94 min walk • Tillycairn Castle is an L-plan castle, dating from the 16th century, standing on high ground around 2.0 miles south-east of Cluny in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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When is Castle Fraser open?

Castle Fraser is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday 11 am - 3 pm
Sunday 11 am - 3 pm