Hallforest Castle
Hallforest Castle is a keep, one of the oldest in Scotland, as it dates from the 14th century. It is about a mile and a half from Kintore, in Aberdeenshire. Alternative names are Castle of Hallforrest, Hall Forest Castle or simply Hallforrest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: 14th-century fortified tower in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Castle of Hallforest”, “Castle Of Hallforest”, and “Hallforest Castle (ruin)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kintore railway station.
Kintore railway station
Railway station
Photo: NemesisAT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kintore railway station is in Kintore, Scotland on the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Originally opened in 1854, it closed in 1964 but was reopened on a different site in 2020. Kintore railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Hallforest Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kintore and Kemnay.
Kintore
Town
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don.
Kemnay
Town
Photo: Mike Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Kemnay is situated 3 miles west of Hallforest Castle.
Blackburn
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackburn is a village northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is situated in Aberdeenshire. Local amenities include an industrial estate, primary school, nursing home, local Co-op and a community hall. Blackburn is situated 3½ miles southeast of Hallforest Castle.
Hallforest Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.22903° or 57° 13′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.37065° or 2° 22′ 14″ westElevation
213 feet (65 metres)Open location code
9C9V6JHH+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 476645460OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hallforest Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle of Hallforest”
- German: “Hallforest Castle”
- Swedish: “Castle of Hallforest”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hallforest Castle”. Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.