Ravenscraig Castle

#4781 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Ravenscraig Castle, also known as the Craig of Inverugie, is a ruined 15th-century L-shaped tower-house north-west of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a scheduled ancient monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°31'45"N, 1°50'32"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Golf Club, Balmoor Stadium, Boddam Castle, Peterhead Baptist Church.

1.7 miSE
Golf, Nightlife, Bars and clubs
Golf Club, Peterhead
44 min walk • Peterhead Golf Club, in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was founded in 1841, making it, by its own claim, the 18th-oldest golf club in the world.
2.1 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
55 min walk • Balmoor is an association football ground in the Scottish town of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. It is home to Peterhead. The stadium has a capacity of 3,150 spectators, of which 1,000 can be seated.
4.9 miSE
Ruins
Boddam Castle, Boddam
125 min walk • Boddam Castle is a ruined castle in Boddam, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was thought to have been built in the early 16th century as a seat for the Keiths of Ludquharn.
2.6 miSE
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Peterhead Baptist Church, Peterhead
66 min walk • Old Parish Church is a Category A listed building located on Maiden Street in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Local brothers Robert and John Mitchell built the church between 1804 and 1806, to a design by Alexander Laing, of Edinburgh. Its Burgerhuys bell dates to 1647.
4.6 miSE
Church
Brethren Meeting House, Boddam
118 min walk • Brethren Meeting House is a Category C listed building at 26 Gordon Street in Boddam, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was formerly a late-Victorian-era Wesleyan church. A bellcote is on the gable, without a bell but with a "spiky" finial in place. It fell into dereliction until 2020, when it was renovated.
3 miSE
Monuments and statues
Reform Monument, Peterhead
76 min walk • The Reform Monument is a Category B listed monument on Broad Street, at its junction with Longate, in Peterhead, Scotland, built in 1833. A Roman doric column, it is surmounted by arms of Earl Marischal, inspired by the gateway of Inverugie Castle.
0.9 miE
Bridge
Balmoor Bridge, Peterhead
23 min walk • Balmoor Bridge is a toll-free, three-span bridge in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A Category B listed structure, it spans the River Ugie, carrying the two lanes of traffic of the A90 to or from Peterhead to the south or St Fergus to the north.
3.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Keith Inch Castle, Peterhead
83 min walk • Keith Inch Castle was a 16th-century L-plan tower house and courtyard, about 1.0 mile east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stood on Keith Inch, to the north of Peterhead Bay.
3.4 miSE
Museum
HM Prison Peterhead
87 min walk • HMP Peterhead was a prison in Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, operating from 1888 to 2013. Since June 2016, the former grounds operate as the Peterhead Prison Museum.
2.8 miSE
Victorian architecture
Whitehill Lodge, Peterhead
73 min walk • Whitehill Lodge is a Category C listed building on Damhead Way in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is known to have been standing since at least the early 1870s, possibly earlier.
2.5 miSE
Town
Clerkhill, Peterhead
64 min walk • Clerkhill is an area of the town of Peterhead in north east Scotland. Surrounded by the areas of Meethill, Dales Park and Coplandhill, it is one of the bigger areas of the town.