Auchindoun Castle
Auchindoun Castle is a hill in Moray, Scotland and has an elevation of 991 feet. Auchindoun Castle is situated nearby to the village Kirktown of Mortlach, as well as near Dufftown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mortlach Parish Church and Stephen Cottage Hospital.
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 2 miles northwest of Auchindoun Castle.
Stephen Cottage Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stephen Hospital is a cottage hospital in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian. Stephen Cottage Hospital is situated 2 miles northwest of Auchindoun Castle.
Dufftown distillery
Distillery
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Auchindoun Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dufftown and Glass.
Dufftown
Town
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
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 2 miles northwest of Auchindoun 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 Auchindoun Castle.
Auchindoun Castle
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 991 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.42224° or 57° 25′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.08726° or 3° 5′ 14″ westElevation
991 feet (302 metres)Open location code
9C9RCWC7+V3GeoNames ID
12614696
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