Buchanan Castle

Buchanan Castle is a ruined castle in Stirlingshire, Scotland, located 1 mile west of the village of Drymen. The house was commissioned by the 4th Duke of Montrose and built in 1852–1858 as a home for the Montrose family, serving as such until 1925.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilmaronock Church.

Kilmaronock Church

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buchanan Smithy and Drymen.

Buchanan Smithy

Hamlet

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Buchanan Smithy is a hamlet in Buchanan in the far west of Stirling, Scotland. The settlement was mostly purpose-built in the 18th century for the estate workers of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose, who lived at nearby Buchanan Castle.

Drymen

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Drymen is a village in Stirlingshire in the Central Belt of Scotland. It's within Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, four miles from the east shore of Loch Lomond, and this is the main reason to visit.

Milton of Buchanan

Village

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Milton of Buchanan is a small village in Stirling, Scotland, within the parish of Buchanan. Historically, the village was in the Registration County of Stirlingshire.

Buchanan Castle

Type: Castle
Description: ruined country house in Scotland
Categories: mansion, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.0654° or 56° 3′ 55″ north

Longitude

-4.47233° or 4° 28′ 20″ west

Elevation

154 feet (47 metres)

Open location code

9C8Q3G8H+53

OpenStreetMap ID

way 443811615

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

2654427

Wikidata ID

Q13581703

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Buchanan Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Buchanan Castle”
Japanese: “ブキャナン城”
Portuguese: “Buchanan Castle”
Portuguese: “Castelo de Buchanan”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Buchanan Castle Golf Club and Drymen Show Field.

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