Crathes Castle

Crathes Castle is a castle built in the 16th century, near in , . 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: 16th century castle in northeast Scotland
  • Also known as: “Crathes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Milton of Crathes railway station and Warren Field.

Railway station
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located at Milton… is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Crathes Castle.

is a Mesolithic archaeological site… is situated 1,600 feet east of Crathes Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkton of Durris and Banchory.

Village
Photo: Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the Kincardine and Mearns area of , Scotland. is situated 2½ miles east of Crathes Castle.

Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , with a population in 2016 of 7560.

Village
Photo: Agowser, CC BY 3.0.
is a village situated between and… is situated 4 miles east of Crathes Castle.

Crathes Castle

Latitude
57.0615° or 57° 3′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.43979° or 2° 26′ 23″ west
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Operator
National Trust for Scotland
Open location code
9C9V3H66+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 88313263
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2652067
Wiki­data 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”
  • German: “Crathes Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Crathes”
  • Italian: “Castello di Crathes”
  • Japanese: “クラテス城”
  • Persian: “کرثز”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Crathes”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Crathes”
  • Swedish: “Crathes Castle”
  • Turkish: “Crathes Kalesi”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Crathes and Crossroads.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cafe 1702 and Crathes Doocot.

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