Buchanan Castle
Buchanan Castle is a locality in Stirling, Scotland. Buchanan Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Buchanan Smithy, as well as near the locality Shandon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buchanan Castle and Kilmaronock Church.
Buchanan Castle
Castle
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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.
Aber Isle
Islet
Aber Isle or Aber Inch is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Endrick, by the abandoned village of Aber, and is 1⁄2 mile from Clairinch. Aber Isle is situated 2½ miles west of Buchanan Castle.
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 current 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: Locality
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.06746° or 56° 4′ 3″ northLongitude
-4.47703° or 4° 28′ 37″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
9C8Q3G8F+X5GeoNames ID
13265369
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