Ballindalloch Castle
#1094 among destinations in the United Kingdom
![Ballindalloch Castle location map](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/gb/57_4118_-3_36935.jpg)
![Ballindalloch Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/gallery/medium/292573a0ddb4efac4e0aed942e6c8b78.jpg)
Facts and practical information
Ballindalloch Castle, known as the "pearl of the north", is a Scottish castle located in Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland. It has been the family home of Macpherson-Grants since 1546. ()
Ballindalloch Castle Ballindalloch CastleBallindalloch AB37 9AX ScotlandUnited Kingdom
Ballindalloch Castle plan & book
Unleash the traveler in you — discover the cheapest flight deals, find the perfect hotel or hostel nearby, and search for the best car rental prices. Travel at your own pace to discover new places and enjoy your journey.
Ballindalloch Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Knockando Woolmill, Ben Rinnes, Drumin Castle, Blairfindy Castle.
3.8 miNHistorical place, WatermillKnockando Woolmill, Aberlour
97 min walk • The Knockando Woolmill is a historic woolmill in Moray, Scotland. Wool production has taken place at the site since at least the eighteenth century, and the surviving buildings house a number of pieces of historic machinery which are still in operation.
4.8 miENature, Natural attraction, MountainBen Rinnes
123 min walk • Ben Rinnes is a mountain in Banffshire, in northern Scotland. The mountain is popular with hikers. The mountain is 20 km² in total and is located 8 km southwest of Dufftown.
3.9 miSForts and castlesDrumin Castle, Cairngorms National Park
99 min walk • Drumin Castle is a ruined tower house near Glenlivet, Moray, Scotland. The castle is situated on a ridge above the junction of the Livet and Avon Rivers. It is a designated scheduled monument.
5.1 miSForts and castlesBlairfindy Castle, Cairngorms National Park
129 min walk • Blairfindy Castle is an L-plan tower house, dating from the 16th century, around 6.5 miles north of Tomintoul, and west of the River Livet. The tower was a hunting seat of the earls of Huntly. The building is derelict. However, in 2019, a project to stabilise and make the castle safe was completed.
4.9 miSDistillery, Whiskey distilleryThe Glenlivet distillery, Aberlour
125 min walk • The Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland that produces single malt Scotch whisky. It is the oldest legal distillery in the parish of Glenlivet, and the production place of the Scottish whisky of the same name. It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since.
4.2 miNDistillery, Whiskey distilleryCardhu distillery, Aberlour
107 min walk • Cardhu is a Speyside distillery near Archiestown, Moray, Scotland, founded in 1824 by whisky smuggler John Cumming and his wife Helen. The distillery is now run by Diageo and the distillery's Scotch whisky makes up an important part of the Johnnie Walker blended whiskies.
6.5 miNEDistillery, Whiskey distilleryAberlour distillery, Aberlour
165 min walk • Aberlour is a distillery of Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, in Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland, at the confluence of the Lour Burn and River Spey near Ben Rinnes.
1 miWDistillery, Whiskey distilleryCragganmore distillery
25 min walk • Cragganmore is a Scotch whisky distillery situated in the village of Ballindalloch in Banffshire, Scotland. The distillery was founded in 1869 by John Smith on land leased from Sir George Macpherson-Grant.
4.6 miNEDistillery, Whiskey distilleryDailuaine distillery
117 min walk • Dailuaine is a single malt whisky distillery in Charlestown-of-Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland.
3.3 miNDistillery, Whiskey distilleryKnockando distillery
84 min walk • Knockando distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery, located in Knockando, Moray, in the Strathspey whisky-producing area of Scotland. Knockando Distillery was built by John Tytler Thomson in 1898, and is named after the village in which it stands.
6.4 miNEDistillery, Whiskey distilleryScotland's Malt Whisky Trail, Aberlour
165 min walk • Eight malt whisky distilleries and a cooperage form the Malt Whisky Trail in Scotland's Speyside. Seven of the eight distilleries are in production and operational, whilst the Dallas Dhu distillery is a historic distillery.