Crathes Castle
Crathes Castle is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire. This harled castle was built by the Burnetts of Leys and was owned by the family for almost 400 years.Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milton of Crathes railway station and Warren Field.
Milton of Crathes railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton of Crathes railway station is located at Milton of Crathes, three miles east of Banchory, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Milton of Crathes railway station is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Crathes Castle.
Warren Field
Warren Field is a Mesolithic archaeological site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built about 8,000 BCE and interpreted as a calendar monument. It includes 12 pits believed to correlate with phases of the Moon and used as a lunisolar calendar. Warren Field is situated 1,600 feet east of Crathes Castle.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkton of Durris and Banchory.
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 east of Crathes Castle.
Banchory
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banchory is a town in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2016 of 7560. It's in the scenic Dee valley 18 miles west of Aberdeen, and its main visitor attraction is Crathes Castle. It's also a good base for visiting Balmoral Castle and Cairngorms National Park.
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. Drumoak is situated 4 miles east of Crathes Castle.
Crathes Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 16th century castle in northeast Scotland
- Categories: castle, museum, history museum, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.0615° or 57° 3′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.43979° or 2° 26′ 23″ westElevation
171 feet (52 metres)Operator
National Trust for ScotlandOpen location code
9C9V3H66+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 88313263OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2652067Wikidata ID
Q2748806
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Crathes Castle” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Crathes-kasteel”
- Basque: “Crathes gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castell de Crathes”
- Chinese: “克雷斯城堡”
- Danish: “Crathes Castle”
- Dutch: “Crathes Castle”
- Esperanto: “kastelo Crathes”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Crathes”
- French: “château de Crathes”
- French: “Château de Crathes”
- French: “Crathes”
- German: “Crathes Castle”
- Italian: “castello di Crathes”
- Italian: “Castello di Crathes”
- Italian: “Crathes Castle”
- Japanese: “クラテス城”
- Persian: “کرثز”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Crathes”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Crathes”
- Spanish: “Crathes Castle”
- Swedish: “Crathes Castle”
- Turkish: “Crathes Kalesi”
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