Asloun Castle
Asloun Castle is a castle, formerly Z-plan, dating from the 16th century, 2 miles south-west of Alford, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, of which only one tower remains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grampian Transport Museum and Alford Valley Railway.
Grampian Transport Museum
Museum
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grampian Transport Museum is a transport museum and charitable-based trust located in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exhibits chart the history of transport in the north east of Scotland through dramatic displays, working and climb-aboard vehicle exhibits and video presentations. Grampian Transport Museum is situated 2½ miles east of Asloun Castle.
Alford Valley Railway
Museum
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alford Valley Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at what used to be the terminus of the passenger and goods Alford Valley Railway which connected with the Great North of Scotland Railway main line at Kintore. Alford Valley Railway is situated 2½ miles east of Asloun Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridge of Alford and Alford.
Bridge of Alford
Village
Photo: Bryan A Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridge of Alford is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bridge of Alford is situated near Alford beside the bridge over the River Don. It is on the road towards Strathdon. Bridge of Alford is situated 2 miles northeast of Asloun Castle.
Alford
Town
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don. Alford is situated 2 miles east of Asloun Castle.
Leochel-Cushnie
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leochel-Cushnie is a parish in Aberdeenshire, about 40 km west of Aberdeen. Leochel-Cushnie is situated 3 miles southwest of Asloun Castle.
Asloun Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.22256° or 57° 13′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.75878° or 2° 45′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C9V66FR+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 6015384566OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q17985630
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In Other Languages
“Asloun Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Asloun Castle”
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Highlights include Castleton Of Asloun and Craig Hill.
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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 “Asloun Castle”. Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.