Peel of Lumphanan

#1560 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. ()

Alternative names: Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 57°7'20"N, 2°42'6"W

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Peel of Lumphanan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tomnaverie stone circle, Craigievar Castle, Kincardine Castle, Aboyne Castle.

5.5 miW
Prehistoric site
Tomnaverie stone circle, Aboyne
142 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.
3.6 miN
17th-century turreted baronial castle
Craigievar Castle, Alford
93 min walk • Craigievar Castle is a pinkish harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the seat of Clan Sempill and the Forbes family resided here for 350 years until 1963, when the property was given to the National Trust for Scotland by William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill in the 1960s.
2.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Kincardine Castle
71 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.
4 miSW
Forts and castles
Aboyne Castle, Aboyne
103 min walk • 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.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Aboyne
88 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.
5.4 miW
Forts and castles
Drum Castle
139 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'.
2.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Corse Castle
73 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.
7.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Tillycairn Castle, Monymusk
186 min walk • Tillycairn Castle is an L-plan castle, dating from the 16th century, standing on high ground around 2.0 miles south-east of Cluny in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
3.2 miE
Village
Torphins
82 min walk • Torphins is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about 22 miles west of Aberdeen. It is situated on the A980, about 7 miles north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the Great North of Scotland Railway.