Rait Castle

#1547 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Rait Castle is a ruined hall-house castle dating from the thirteenth century, situated just south of Nairn near Inverness, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. ()

Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 57°32'58"N, 3°50'60"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Cawdor Castle, Brodie Castle, Kilravock Castle, Cawdor.

3.3 miSW
Macbeth-linked 14th-century castle
Cawdor Castle, Nairn
85 min walk • Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries.
6.2 miNE
Turreted castle and Clan Brodie displays
Brodie Castle, Forres
159 min walk • Brodie Castle is a well-preserved Z plan castle located about 3+1⁄2 miles west of Forres, in Moray, Scotland. The castle is a Category A listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
5.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Kilravock Castle
136 min walk • Kilravock Castle is located near the village of Croy, between Inverness and Nairn, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It was begun around 1460 and has been the seat of the Clan Rose since that time.
5.8 miSW
Archaeological site
Cawdor
148 min walk • Cawdor, located near the small village of Easter Galcantray, is suspected of being one of the northernmost Roman forts in Great Britain, though this evidence is controversial.
6.4 miNE
Stela
Rodney's Stone
164 min walk • Rodney's Stone is a two-metre high Pictish cross slab now located close on the approach way to Brodie Castle, near Forres, Moray, Scotland. It was originally found nearby in the grounds of the old church of Dyke and Moy. It is classed as a Class II Pictish stone, meaning that it has a cross on one face, and symbols on the other.
2.7 miN
57°35'10"N • 3°52'27"W
Nairn Community & Arts Centre, Nairn
69 min walk • Museum
2.9 miN
57°35'27"N • 3°51'42"W
Harbour Bridge, Nairn
74 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.2 miW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Royal Brackla distillery
56 min walk • Royal Brackla distillery is a Highland Scotch whisky distillery on the Cawdor Estate, near Nairn in Scotland. The distillery is operated by John Dewar & Sons Ltd for Bacardi.