Cowie Castle
Cowie Castle is a ruined fortress in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site lies at the northern end of Stonehaven on the North Sea coast. To the immediate south is the Cowie Bridge crossing of the Cowie Water.Photo: Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Castle of Cowie” and “Site of Cowie Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stonehaven Open Air Pool and Stonehaven Tolbooth.
Stonehaven Open Air Pool
Sports venue
Photo: Lynette and Malcolm Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool, Queen Elizabeth Park, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, is an Olympic sized heated open air public pool opened in 1934. It is one of the northernmost lidos in the UK. The pool is operated by Live Life Aberdeenshire. Stonehaven Open Air Pool is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Cowie Castle.
Stonehaven Tolbooth
Museum
Photo: Panama1958, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stonehaven Tolbooth is a late 16th-century stone building originally used as a courthouse and a prison in the town of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Stonehaven Tolbooth is situated 1 mile south of Cowie Castle.
Stonehaven Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stonehaven Town Hall is a municipal building in Allardice Street, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The building, which is largely used as an events venue, is a Category B listed building. Stonehaven Town Hall is situated 1 mile southwest of Cowie Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonehaven and Red Cloak.
Stonehaven
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stonehaven is a small fishing port in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland, 15 miles south of Aberdeen. Its main attraction is Dunnottar Castle, scenically perched on a headland south of town.
Red Cloak
Quarter
Red Cloak is an industrial area of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site's settlement history is associated with events at the nearby Chapel of St. Red Cloak is situated 1½ miles west of Cowie Castle.
Kirktown of Fetteresso
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kirktown of Fetteresso is a well-preserved village near Stonehaven, Scotland. In the planning area of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, this village contains many very old stone residential structures as well as the Church of St. Kirktown of Fetteresso is situated 2 miles southwest of Cowie Castle.
Cowie Castle
- Categories: castle and historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.97532° or 56° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.19298° or 2° 11′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C8VXRG4+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 4692971308OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q1138213
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Satellite Map
Discover Cowie Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Cowie Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cowie Castle”
- German: “Castle of Cowie”
- German: “Cowie Castle”
- Scots: “Cowie Castle”
- Turkish: “Cowie Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Chapel and Stonehaven Golf Club.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Club House and Cowie House Boarding Kennels & Cattery.
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