Leslie Castle

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Leslie Castle is a castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the historical seat of Clan Leslie, located just to the west of Auchleven, or about 45 kilometres northwest of Aberdeen. It was built on the site of a former castle around 1661 as "the last fortified house in Scotland". ()

Alternative names: Built: 1661 (363 years ago)Coordinates: 57°18'45"N, 2°39'59"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Bennachie, Insch Golf Club, Leith Hall, Dunnideer Castle.

4.2 miE
Archaeological site
Bennachie
107 min walk • Bennachie is a range of hills in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has several tops, the highest of which, Oxen Craig, has a height of 528 metres.
3 miNE
57°20'45"N • 2°36'59"W
Insch Golf Club, Insch
76 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4.8 miNW
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Leith Hall, Huntly
122 min walk • Leith Hall is a country house in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built in 1650, on the site of the medieval Peill Castle, and was the home of the Leith-Hay family for nearly three centuries.
2.2 miN
Forts and castles
Dunnideer Castle, Insch
57 min walk • Dunnideer Castle, now ruined, was a tower house located near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built c. 1260 partially from the remains of an existing vitrified hill fort in the same location.
3.8 miS
Forts and castles
Castle Forbes
98 min walk • Castle Forbes is a 19th-century country house in the Scottish baronial architecture style near Alford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The 6,000-acre Vale of Alford estate has been home to the Forbes for over 600 years. The original house was named Putachie.
5.6 miS
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford
144 min walk • Grampian Transport Museum is a transport museum and charitable-based trust located in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exhibits chart the history of transport in the north east of Scotland through dramatic displays, working and climb-aboard vehicle exhibits and video presentations.
1.9 miE
Forts and castles
Lickleyhead Castle
48 min walk • Lickleyhead Castle is a well-restored L-plan castle, dating from around 1600, a little south of Auchleven, by the banks of the Gadie Burn, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alternative spellings are Licklihead and Licklyhead Castle.
5.4 miW
Forts and castles
Druminnor Castle
139 min walk • Druminnor Castle is an L-plan castle, dating from the early 15th century, about two miles east of Rhynnie, in a steep valley by the Keron burn, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
5.7 miS
Museum
Alford Valley Railway, Alford
146 min walk • The Alford Valley Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at what used to be the terminus of the passenger and goods Alford Valley Railway which connected with the Great North of Scotland Railway main line at Kintore.
4 miNW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Ardmore distillery
101 min walk • Ardmore distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery, located in the village of Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire. The distillery is owned and operated by Beam Suntory, an American subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.