Kildrummy Castle, Alford

Name: Kildrummy Castle
Address: Alford, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1975 571331

#2 among attractions in Alford

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Though ruined, it is one of the most extensive castles dating from the 13th century to survive in eastern Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Mar. It is owned today by Historic Environment Scotland and is open to the public as a scheduled ancient monument with gardens that are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Completed: XIII centuryCoordinates: 57°14'6"N, 2°54'17"W

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Alford United Kingdom

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+44 1975 571331

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

Nearby attractions include: Glenbuchat Castle, Colquhonnie Castle, St Mary's Kirk, Towie Castle.

3.7 miW
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Glenbuchat Castle, Cairngorms National Park
95 min walk • Glenbuchat Castle is a historic Z plan Scottish castle built in 1590 for John Gordon of Cairnbarrow to mark his wedding. It is located above the River Don, near Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire. The building is roofless, but otherwise in fairly good repair.
6 miSW
Forts and castles
Colquhonnie Castle
154 min walk • Colquhonnie Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, about 10.5 miles north of Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 1.0 mile east of Strathdon, north of the River Don, Aberdeenshire. The alternative spelling is Colquhonny. The castle is designated as a scheduled monument.
5.3 miN
Church
St Mary's Kirk
135 min walk • St Mary's Kirk at Auchindoir, between Rhynie and Lumsden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is one of the country's finest surviving medieval parish kirks. The main doorway is early Romanesque, and there is a well-preserved early 16th-century sacrament house, similar to those at Deskford and Kinkell.
2.3 miS
Forts and castles
Towie Castle
60 min walk • Towie Castle was a 17th-century tower house, about 3.5 miles south-west Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, south of the river Don.

Kildrummy Castle, Alford

Facts and practical information

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

Glenbuchat Castle, Cairngorms National Park

Colquhonnie Castle

St Mary's Kirk

Towie Castle