Invercauld Castle

Invercauld Castle is a country house situated in Royal Deeside near Braemar in Scotland. It is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.

Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Invercauld” and “Invercauld House”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Braemar Castle and Kindrochit Castle.

Braemar Castle

Photo: George Washington Wilson, Public domain.

Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a possession of the chief of Clan Farquharson and is leased to a local charitable foundation. It is open to the public.

Kindrochit Castle

Ruins

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Kindrochit Castle is a ruined 14th-century fortification in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at Braemar, in a strategic position on the banks of the Clunie Water, a tributary of the River Dee. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument. Kindrochit Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Invercauld Castle.

St Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Castleton Terrace, Braemar

Church

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braemar and Auchallater.

Braemar

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, standing at the point where the road leaves the Dee valley to climb over Cairnwell into Glenshee. It’s in the eastern part of Cairngorms National Park and surrounded by mountains, which may be scenic or louring depending on the weather.

Auchallater

Hamlet

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchallater is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A93 road, to the south of Braemar. Auchallater is situated 3 miles south of Invercauld Castle.

Crathie

Village

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Crathie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Dee. Abergeldie Castle is 1 mile away. It was built around 1550 and had 19th century additions. Crathie is situated 6 miles east of Invercauld Castle.

Invercauld Castle

Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.01569° or 57° 0′ 57″ north

Longitude

-3.36202° or 3° 21′ 43″ west

Elevation

1,549 feet (472 metres)

Open location code

9C9R2J8Q+75

OpenStreetMap ID

way 345311459

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

2646130

Wikidata ID

Q6060038

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Invercauld Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Invercauld Castle”
Hausa: “Gidan sarauta na Invercauld”
Portuguese: “Invercauld House”
Turkish: “Invercauld Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Craig Leek and Creag Choinnich.

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