Dunnideer Castle
Dunnideer Castle is a ruined tower house near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Built around 1260, it reused stone from an earlier prehistoric vitrified hillfort dating to approximately 250 BC.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: ruined tower house in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Castle of Dunnideer” and “Dunnideer”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunnideer stone circle and Stonehead.
Dunnideer stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Morrismaciver, CC BY 2.5.
Dunnideer stone circle is a mostly destroyed recumbent stone circle located near Insch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The three remaining stones lie close to the ruins of Dunnideer Castle. It is a scheduled monument. Dunnideer stone circle is situated 2,000 feet south of Dunnideer Castle.
Stonehead
Archaeological site
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stonehead is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,100 feet west of Dunnideer Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Insch and Colpy.
Insch
Village
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Insch is a village in the Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located approximately 28 miles from the city of Aberdeen.
Colpy
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colpy is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 3 miles north of Insch. Colpy is situated 3 miles northeast of Dunnideer Castle.
Auchleven
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchleven is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Located approximately 4 miles south of Insch, 17 mi south of Huntly and 12 mi north-west of Inverurie. It is also known as Premnay, the name of the parish in which it is located. Auchleven is situated 3 miles south of Dunnideer Castle.
Dunnideer Castle
- Categories: castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Dunnideer Castle” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Dunnideerin linna”
- German: “Dunnideer”
- Italian: “Castello di Dunnideer”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Dunnideer”
- Russian: “Замок Даннидир”
- Ukrainian: “Даннідір”
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