Kindrochit Castle
Kindrochit Castle is a ruined 14th-century fortification in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at Braemar, in a strategic position on the banks of the Clunie Water, a tributary of the River Dee. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument.Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Castleton Terrace, Braemar and Braemar Parish Church, Clunie Bank Road, Braemar.
St Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Castleton Terrace, Braemar
Church
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Castleton Terrace, Braemar is situated 410 feet east of Kindrochit Castle.
Braemar Parish Church, Clunie Bank Road, Braemar
Church
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braemar Parish Church, Clunie Bank Road, Braemar is situated 410 feet west of Kindrochit Castle.
Braemar Castle
Photo: George Washington Wilson, Public domain.
Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a possession of the chief of Clan Farquharson and is leased to a local charitable foundation. It is open to the public. Braemar Castle is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Kindrochit Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braemar and Auchallater.
Braemar
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, standing at the point where the road leaves the Dee valley to climb over Cairnwell into Glenshee. It’s in the eastern part of Cairngorms National Park and surrounded by mountains, which may be scenic or louring depending on the weather.
Auchallater
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchallater is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A93 road, to the south of Braemar. Auchallater is situated 2 miles south of Kindrochit Castle.
Inverey
Hamlet
Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.
Inverey is a hamlet on Mar Lodge Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Inverey is situated 4 miles west of Kindrochit Castle.
Kindrochit Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Tower House, castle, and historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.00536° or 57° 0′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.39899° or 3° 23′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C9R2J42+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 344132884OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q6410657
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Kindrochit Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Kindrochit”
- French: “Château de Kindrochit”
- German: “Kindrochit Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Kindrochit”
- Scots: “Kindrochit Castle”
- Turkish: “Kindrochit Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Braemar Police Station and Victoria Hall.
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