Tilquhillie Castle

#4821 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles

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Tilquhillie Castle is a castle near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A Category A listed building, the castle formally formed part of the lands of Arbroath Abbey. Historic Environment Scotland's listed-building report from 1972 described the castle thus: ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°2'15"N, 2°27'36"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Crathes Castle, Scolty Hill, Cairn Mon Earn, Durris Castle.

1.8 miNE
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Crathes Castle, Banchory
47 min walk • Crathes Castle is a 16th-century castle near Banchory in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire. This harled castle was built by the Burnetts of Leys and was held in that family for almost 400 years.
2.7 miW
Natural attraction, Forest, Park
Scolty Hill, Banchory
69 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.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cairn Mon Earn
103 min walk • Cairn Mon Earn or Cairn-mon-earn is a hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
3.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Durris Castle
101 min walk • Durris Castle or the House of Dores was an early royal residence on the southern bank of the River Dee in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle controlled the northern end of the Crynes Corse Mounth trackway.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Durris Forest
108 min walk • Durris Forest is a chiefly coniferous forest south of the River Dee approximately three kilometres west of Netherley in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The A957 road forms the southwest boundary of Durris Forest, separating it from Fetteresso Forest. The Durris Forest includes several smaller named woodlands.

Tilquhillie Castle

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Tilquhillie Castle plan & book

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

Crathes Castle, Banchory

Scolty Hill, Banchory

Cairn Mon Earn

Durris Castle

Durris Forest