Kincardine Castle

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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. The house sits 1 kilometre north-east of the village of Kincardine O'Neil, and 8 kilometres east of Aboyne on the north side of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°5'23"N, 2°39'33"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Scolty Hill, Peel of Lumphanan, Aboyne Castle, Loch of Aboyne.

6.1 miSE
Natural attraction, Forest, Park
Scolty Hill, Banchory
156 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.
2.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Peel of Lumphanan
71 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.
4.7 miW
Forts and castles
Aboyne Castle, Aboyne
121 min walk • Aboyne Castle is a 13th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 0.75 mi north of the town of Aboyne. The location of Aboyne Castle was selected for its strategic position near the River Dee and controlling the northern end of one of the Mounth crossings.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Aboyne
103 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.
5.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Corse Castle
143 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.
1.7 miNE
Village
Torphins
45 min walk • 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.