Auchindown Castle

Auchindown Castle is a ruin in Moray, Scotland. Auchindown Castle is situated nearby to Dufftown.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mortlach Parish Church and Dufftown distillery.

Mortlach Parish Church

Church

Photo: Christopher Gillan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mortlach Parish Church is a church within the Church of Scotland serving the parish of Mortlach, in Moray, close to the village of Dufftown. The site of the church has long been associated with Christianity, going back perhaps as far as 566 when St Moluag is said to have founded a religious community there. Mortlach Parish Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Auchindown Castle.

Dufftown distillery

Distillery

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Dufftown distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Founded in 1895 as "Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery", the distillery is currently owned by Diageo. Dufftown distillery is situated 2 miles northwest of Auchindown Castle.

Mortlach distillery

Distillery

Photo: Christopher Gillan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mortlach distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Founded in 1823, the distillery is owned by Diageo. Mortlach distillery is situated 2½ miles northwest of Auchindown Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dufftown and Glass.

Dufftown

Town

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Dufftown is a burgh in Moray, Scotland. While the town is part of the historic Mortlach parish, the town was established and laid out in the early 19th century as part of a planned new town settlement. Dufftown is situated 2½ miles northwest of Auchindown Castle.

Glass

Village

Glass is a parish about 8 miles west of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is now wholly located in Aberdeenshire but before the reorganisation of Scottish county boundaries in 1891 it was partly in Banffshire. Glass is situated 5 miles east of Auchindown Castle.

Auchindown Castle

Type: Ruin
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.41667° or 57° 25′ north

Longitude

-3.08333° or 3° 5′ west

Elevation

1,010 feet (308 metres)

Open location code

9C9RCW88+MM

GeoNames ID

2656819

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