Torphins

#7447 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Village

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

Torphins is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about 22 miles west of Aberdeen. It is situated on the A980, about 7 miles north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the Great North of Scotland Railway. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.4 thous.Coordinates: 57°6'19"N, 2°37'21"W

Location

ScotlandUnited Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Torphins – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Craigievar Castle, Scolty Hill, Peel of Lumphanan, Kincardine Castle.

6 miNW
17th-century turreted baronial castle
Craigievar Castle, Alford
152 min walk • Craigievar Castle is a pinkish harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the seat of Clan Sempill and the Forbes family resided here for 350 years until 1963, when the property was given to the National Trust for Scotland by William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill in the 1960s.
5.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Forest, Park
Scolty Hill, Banchory
151 min walk • Scolty Hill is a small hill south of the Deeside town, Banchory. Its best known feature is the 20m tall tower monument, built in 1840 as a memorial to General William Burnett who fought alongside Wellington.
3.2 miW
Forts and castles
Peel of Lumphanan
82 min walk • The Peel of Lumphanan, also known as the Peel Ring or Peel Bog of Lumphanan, is a defensive structure dating back to the 13th century. It is located near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. The peel comprises a mound or motte, surrounded by two concentric ditches separated by a bank.
1.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Kincardine Castle
45 min walk • Kincardine Castle is a Victorian country house in Royal Deeside, Scotland. Formerly known as Kincardine House, it is a private home of Andrew Bradford and also operates as a hospitality venue.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Aboyne
141 min walk • Loch of Aboyne is a shallow, artificial formed, freshwater loch in Grampian, Scotland. It lies 1+1⁄4 miles northeast of Aboyne and 26 miles west-southwest of Aberdeen. An earthen dam was constructed around 1834 to retain the loch. It also served as a reservoir for a nearby mill.
5.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Midmar Castle
139 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.
5.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Corse Castle
149 min walk • Corse Castle near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire, now ruined, was a fortress and centre of a landed estate in the north-east of Scotland. The present castle dates from the 16th century and stands by the Corse Burn, around 3 miles north-west of Lumphanan. Corse was a property of the Forbes family.