Pitsligo Castle
Pitsligo Castle is a ruined castle half a mile east of Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Modified in the 1570s by the Forbes of Druminnor, it was described by W.Photo: Sagaciousphil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Castle of Pitsligo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosehearty and Sandhaven.
Rosehearty
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosehearty is a settlement on the Moray Firth coast, four miles west of the town Fraserburgh, in the historical county of Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The burgh has a population of approximately 1,300 with about 25 per cent of pensionable age.
Sandhaven
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandhaven is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which lies between Rosehearty to the west and Fraserburgh to the east. It is joined to the even smaller village of Pitullie to the west. Sandhaven is situated 1½ miles east of Pitsligo Castle.
Tyrie
Village
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tyrie is a hamlet and parish in the Banff and Buchan district of Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. Tyrie is located on the A98 road, around 5.5 miles south-west of Fraserburgh. Tyrie is situated 3 miles south of Pitsligo Castle.
Pitsligo 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
57.69231° or 57° 41′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.10683° or 2° 6′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C9VMVRV+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 187153778OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q9705658
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Pitsligo Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Pitsligo Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Pitsligo”
- Turkish: “Pitsligo Kalesi”
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