Balquhain Castle

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Balquhain Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the stronghold of the Leslies of Balquhain. The castle is located 4 kilometres west of Inverurie, and is protected as a scheduled monument. ()

Alternative names: Built: XV centuryDemolished: 1746Coordinates: 57°18'8"N, 2°26'50"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Gordon Way, Bennachie, Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, Maiden Stone.

2.3 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Gordon Way
59 min walk • The Gordon Way is a waymarked hiking trail in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It runs for 11 ¹⁄₂ miles through the Bennachie Forest. The route was one of a series maintained by the Forestry Commission and Aberdeenshire Council.
4.3 miW
Archaeological site
Bennachie
110 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.
1.7 miS
Historical place, Archaeological site
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, Inverurie
45 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.
1.8 miW
Stela
Maiden Stone, Inverurie
48 min walk • The Maiden Stone, also known as the Drumdurno Stone after the nearby farm, is a Pictish standing stone near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in Scotland, probably dating to the 9th century AD.
5.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Hallforest Castle
148 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.
3.8 miSE
Stela
Broomend of Crichie stone
98 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.
4.4 miE
Archaeological site
Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle
112 min walk • Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated about 2+3⁄4 miles to the northeast of Inverurie at the end of a south-facing hillside just outside the hamlet of Kirkton of Bourtie.
1.9 miE
Stela
Brandsbutt Stone
49 min walk • The Brandsbutt Stone is a class I Pictish symbol stone in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
4.1 miS
Forts and castles
Fetternear Palace, Monymusk
104 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.
4.6 miS
57°14'6"N • 2°26'44"W
Kemnay Village Hall, Kemnay
119 min walk • City hall
5.4 miNE
Brewery, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Glen Garioch distillery, Oldmeldrum
138 min walk • Glen Garioch distillery is one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, dating back to 1797.