Aboyne Castle, Aboyne

Name: Aboyne Castle
Address: Aboyne, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Aboyne

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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. Aboyne Castle was formerly derelict, but was restored by the present Marquess of Huntly in 1979. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°5'7"N, 2°47'4"W

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Aboyne United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Tomnaverie stone circle, Peel of Lumphanan, Glen Tanar, Kincardine Castle.

3.4 miNW
Prehistoric site
Tomnaverie stone circle, Aboyne
87 min walk • Tomnaverie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle set on the top of a small hill in lowland northeast Scotland. Construction started from about 2500 BC, in the Bronze Age, to produce a monument of thirteen granite stones including a massive 6.5-ton recumbent stone lying on its side along the southwest of the circle's perimeter.
4 miNE
Forts and castles
Peel of Lumphanan
103 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.
6 miSW
Protected area
Glen Tanar, Aboyne
154 min walk • Glen Tanar is a glen in Aberdeenshire, eastern Scotland, through which the Water of Tanar flows. Near the mouth of the glen, at Tower o' Ess, the Water of Tanar flows into the River Dee. This flows through Deeside into the North Sea at Aberdeen.
4.7 miE
Forts and castles
Kincardine Castle
121 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.
5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Davan, Cairngorms National Park
134 min walk • Loch Davan is a small, triangular, freshwater loch approximately 5 mi northeast of Ballater, Scotland and lying immediately north of Loch Kinord. It is approximately 0.75 mi in length and was formed from a glacial kettle hole. The loch sits within the Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve.
5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Kinord, Cairngorms National Park
132 min walk • Loch Kinord is a small, freshwater loch at Muir of Dinnet, Aberdeenshire, Scotland just north of the River Dee and 5 mi east of Ballater. The loch is also known as Loch Ceander and Loch Cannor. It is approximately 1 mi in length and was formed from a glacial kettle hole.
5.3 miW
Forts and castles
Kinord Castle, Cairngorms National Park
135 min walk • Kinord Castle, also known as Loch Kinord Castle, was a 14th-century castle on Castle Island in Loch Kinord to the south of Old Kinord, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
0.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Aboyne
19 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.
5.8 miW
Forts and castles
Dee Castle, Ballater
148 min walk • Dee Castle was a 15th-century castle, about 5 miles east of Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and south of the River Dee. It may be known alternatively as Kinacoul Castle.
2.1 miW
Forts and castles
Drum Castle
54 min walk • Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine. The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'.
5 miN
Forts and castles
Corse Castle
129 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.