Castle Fraser
Castle Fraser is the most elaborate Z-plan castle in Scotland and one of the grandest 'Castles of Mar'. It is located near Kemnay in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Z-plan castle in Scotland
- Postal code: AB51 7LD
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of.
Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of
Archaeological site
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of is an archaeological site, which is situated 2,500 feet west of Castle Fraser.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sauchen and Kemnay.
Sauchen
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sauchen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies 3 miles west of Dunecht and 10 miles west of Aberdeen. The village has around 200 houses, and is serviced by Cluny Primary School which is located around 1 mile north of the centre. Sauchen is situated 1½ miles southwest of Castle Fraser.
Kemnay
Town
Photo: Mike Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kemnay is situated 2½ miles north of Castle Fraser.
Dunecht
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunecht is a slightly linear village on the A944 road in north-east Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It is not to be confused with Echt. Dunecht is located 12 miles west of the city of Aberdeen and is situated by the confluence of the Kinnernie and Bervie burns. Dunecht is situated 3 miles southeast of Castle Fraser.
Castle Fraser
- Categories: Z-plan castle, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.20309° or 57° 12′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.46059° or 2° 27′ 38″ westElevation
433 feet (132 metres)Operator
National Trust for ScotlandOpen location code
9C9V6G3Q+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 263093518OpenStreetMap feature
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highway=footwayOpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Castle Fraser” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Fraser gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castell de Fraser”
- Chinese: “弗雷澤城堡”
- Dutch: “Castle Fraser”
- French: “château de Fraser”
- French: “Château de Fraser”
- German: “Castle Fraser”
- Italian: “Castello Fraser”
- Italian: “Castle Fraser”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Fraser”
- Russian: “Замок Фрэйзер”
- Russian: “Фрейзер”
- Scots: “Castle Fraser”
- Spanish: “Castillo de fraser”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Fraser”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Gift Shop and Castle Fraser Restaurant.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle Fraser”. Photo: Karora, Public domain.