Drum Castle
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'.Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Normandykes.
Normandykes
Archaeological site
Normandykes is the site of a Roman marching camp 1 mile to the southwest of Peterculter, City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The near-rectangular site, measuring approximately 860 by 510 metres, covers about 106 acres of the summit and eastern slopes of a hill overlooking the River Dee and the B9077 road further south. Normandykes is situated 2 miles east of Drum Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumoak and Coalford.
Drumoak
Village
Drumoak is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme.
Coalford
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalford is a village in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is slightly north of the River Dee and about 1 mile west of Peterculter. The population is around 100.
Kirkton of Durris
Village
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkton of Durris is a hamlet in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kirkton of Durris is situated 2½ miles southwest of Drum Castle.
Drum Castle
- Type: Building
- Description: castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: castle
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Drum Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鼓樓城堡”
- Danish: “Drum Castle”
- Esperanto: “kastelo Drum”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Drum”
- French: “château de Drum”
- French: “Château de Drum”
- German: “Drum Castle”
- Italian: “Castello di Drum”
- Japanese: “ドラム城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Drum”
- Russian: “Замок Драм”
- Scots: “Drum Castle”
- Swedish: “Drum Castle”
- Turkish: “Drum Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Драм”
- Uzbek: “Dram, qalʼasi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Drum and Hardgate.
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