Cairnbulg Castle
Cairnbulg Castle is a z-plan castle situated in Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was described by W. Douglas Simpson as one of the nine castles of the Knuckle, referring to the rocky headland of north-east Aberdeenshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Astrid H, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverallochy Castle and Bellslea Park.
Inverallochy Castle
Castle
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Inverallochy Castle is a ruined courtyard castle, near the village of Inverallochy in the Buchan area of North-East Scotland, dating to 1504. It lies 0.5 miles south of Cairnbulg Castle, near Fraserburgh, and formerly stood beside the now-drained Loch of Inverallochy. Inverallochy Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cairnbulg Castle.
Bellslea Park
Stadium
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Bellslea Park is a football ground in Fraserburgh in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Fraserburgh. It is located on Seaforth Street in the centre of the town and has a capacity of 3,000 with 480 seated. Bellslea Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Cairnbulg Castle.
Fraserburgh Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
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Fraserburgh Breakwater Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Cairnbulg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverallochy and Cairnbulg and Fraserburgh.
Inverallochy and Cairnbulg
Village
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The villages of Inverallochy and Cairnbulg lie some 4 miles east of Fraserburgh, in North East Scotland. It formerly consisted of the three fishing villages of Brandesburgh, Cairnbulg and Inverallochy, but the former village has since disappeared… Inverallochy and Cairnbulg is situated 2 miles east of Cairnbulg Castle.
Fraserburgh
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Fraserburgh is a fishing port in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2020 of 13,000. In the 19th century it was a major port for herring, and shell-fishing is still an important local industry. It hosts the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
St Combs
Village
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St Combs is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southeast of Inverallochy. It has existed since at least the 17th century, and takes its name from a church to St Colm that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607. St Combs is situated 2½ miles east of Cairnbulg Castle.
Cairnbulg Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: 14th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.66561° or 57° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.9736° or 1° 58′ 25″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C9WM28G+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 889381178OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2654072Wikidata ID
Q5017684
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Cairnbulg Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Cairnbulg Castle”
- Japanese: “ケアンバルグ城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Cairnbulg”
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