This is a list of castles in Aberdeenshire.
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Abergeldie Castle | Tower house | About 1550 | Preserved | Gordon family | Near Crathie NO 2870 9528 | Leased to the Royal Family 1848–1970 |
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Auchenhove Castle | 16th century | Slight remains | Aboyne NJ 55438 02455 |
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Banff Castle | Unknown | 12th century | No remains | N/A | Banff NJ 68936 64201 |
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Balmoral Castle | Baronial house | 1856 | In use as a residence | Private residence of The Queen [1] |
Royal Deeside NO254950 |
On the site of a 15th-century castle |
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Balquhain Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Ruined | Private | West of
Inverurie NJ7315923603 |
Visited by Mary, Queen of Scots |
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Birse Castle | Baronial house | 1911 | Restored as a residence | Private |
Forest of Birse NO520906 |
Rebuilt 1911 |
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Bognie Castle | Tower house | 1660s | Ruined | Private |
Huntly NJ595450 |
Also known as Conzie Castle |
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Braemar Castle | Tower house | 17th century | Preserved | Owned by the Farquharsons of Invercauld and managed by Braemar Community Ltd. [2] |
Braemar NO155923 |
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Cairnbulg Castle | Z-plan tower house | 14th century | In use as a residence | Lady Saltoun |
Cairnbulg NK015639 |
Restored in the 19th century. Also known as Philorth Castle. One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle. |
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Cluny Castle | Z-plan castle | c. 1604 | In use as a residence | Private | South of
Monymusk NJ6943412038 |
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Cluny Crichton Castle | Tower house | 1666 | Ruined | North of Banchory |
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Cobairdy Castle | Tower house | 16th century | No remains | North east of Huntly | |||
Corgarff Castle | Tower house | c. 1550 | Preserved | Historic Scotland |
Strathdon NJ254086 |
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Corse Castle | L and Z-plan castle | 16th century | Ruined | Lumphanan |
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Corsindae House | L and U-plan castle | 16th century | Occupied | North of Banchory | |||
Coull Castle | 13th century | Slight remains | Coull, near Aboyne |
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Craigievar Castle | Tower house | 1626 | Preserved | NTS |
Alford NJ556093 |
decorative plasterwork |
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Craigston Castle | Tower house | 1607 | In use as a residence | Private |
Turriff NJ762550 |
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Crathes Castle | Tower house | 1596 | Preserved | NTS |
Banchory NO735967 |
painted ceilings |
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Culsalmond | Unknown | 16th century | Site | South east of Huntly | Probably on site of the present Newton House | ||
Cushnie Castle | Unknown | 16th century | Slight remains | South west of Alford | Succeeded by Cushnie Lodge | ||
Daugh Castle | Probably wooden structure | Site | North of Huntly | ||||
Dee Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Site | Glenmuick | |||
Delgatie Castle | Tower house | 1579 | Preserved | Delgatie Castle Trust |
Turriff NJ754505 |
painted ceilings |
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Dorlaithers Castle | Unknown | Unknown | Site | Near Turriff | |||
Drum Castle | Tower house and Jacobean mansion with additions | 13th and 17th century with 19th century additions | Preserved | NTS |
Drumoak NJ796005 |
Tower built as a royal hunting lodge c.1286, extended in 1323. Jacobean mansion completed in 1619. |
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Drumtochty Castle | Castellated house | 1812 | Occupied | Private |
Auchenblae NO699800 |
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Dumbreck Castle | Ellon | ||||||
Easter Clune Castle | Tower House | Near Banchory | |||||
Dundarg Castle | 14th century, rebuilt 16th century | Ruined | Private |
New Aberdour NJ895648 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Dunnideer Castle | Tower house | c. 1260 | Ruined | Private |
Insch NJ613282 |
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Dunnottar Castle | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Ruined | Private |
Stonehaven NO880838 |
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Eden Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1577 | Ruined | Private |
Banff NJ697587 |
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Esslemont Castle | Tower house | 14th century or earlier | Ruined | Private |
Ellon NJ932298 |
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Fasque Castle | Baronial house | 1809 | Occupied | Private |
Fettercairn NO648756 |
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Fedderate Castle | L-plan tower house | 1257 | Ruined | Near New Deer | |||
Fetteresso Castle | Castellated house | 1761 | Occupied as flats | Private |
Stonehaven NO841855 |
Originally a 14th-century tower house |
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Findlater Castle | Courtyard castle | 14th century | Ruined | Private |
Sandend NJ540671 |
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Foveran Castle | Unknown | 12th or 13th century | Collapsed 1720 | Clan Forbes | Southeast of Ellon | ||
Fordyce Castle | L-plan castle | 1592 | Private residence |
Fordyce NJ555637 |
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Castle Forbes | Castellated house | 1815 | Occupied as a residence | Chief of Clan Forbes |
Alford NJ621191 |
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Castle Fraser | Z-plan tower house | 1636 | Preserved | NTS |
Inverurie NJ722125 |
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Freefield Castle | Unknown | Unknown; existed 1654 | Site | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north of Inverurie 57°22′13″N 2°32′20″W / 57.3703°N 2.5388°W | Replaced by Freefield House | ||
Fyvie Castle | Tower house | 13th century with additions | Preserved | NTS |
Fyvie NJ763393 |
Most of the current structure (including the beautiful gatehouse) dates to the late 14th through late 16th century |
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Harthill Castle | Castellated mansion | 17th century, restored | Occupied as a residence | Private | Near Inverurie 57°18′56″N 2°31′17″W / 57.3156°N 2.5214°W |
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Hatton Castle | Castellated mansion | 1814 but incorporates earlier structure | Occupied as a residence | Private |
Turriff NJ7561646950 |
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Gairnieston Castle | No remains | NJ 7344 5509 | |||||
Gartly Castle | Keep | 15th century | No remains | Near Gartly 57.3897°N 2.7770°W | |||
Glenbuchat Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1590 | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Kildrummy NJ397148 |
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Huntly Castle | L-plan tower house | 15th to 17th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Huntly NJ532408 |
decorative plasterwork |
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Inchdrewer Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Private | South-west of
Banff NJ6550560672 |
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Inverallochy Castle | Courtyard castle | 13th century | Ruined |
Inverallochy NK040628 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Invercauld Castle | Baronial house | 18th century | In use as accommodation | Private | Royal Deeside NO173924 |
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Inverey Castle | Laird's house | 17th century | Ruined | Deeside 56°59′08″N 3°30′05″W / 56.985658°N 3.501474°W | |||
Inverugie Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Ruined |
Inverugie NK102482 |
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Kemnay House | L-Plan Castle, altered | 17th century | Occupied | 57°13′40″N 2°26′32″W / 57.22784865°N 2.442272462°W | ![]() | ||
Kildrummy Castle | Castle of enceinte | Mid to late 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Kildrummy NJ451165 |
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Kincardine Castle | Baronial house | 19th century | In use as a residence | Private | Royal Deeside NN928093 |
14th century ruin nearby |
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Kindrochit Castle | Keep | 14th century | Ruined |
Braemar NO151913 |
Founded by Malcolm Canmore in 1059 |
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Kinnaird Castle | Tower house | 1570 | In use as a lighthouse | Northern Lighthouse Board |
Fraserburgh NJ998675 |
Now the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Kinnairdy Castle | Tower house | 14th and 16th centuries | In use as accommodation | Private |
Aberchirder NJ609497 |
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Kinord Castle | 14th century | Ruined | Loch Kinord | May be known as Loch Kinord Castle [3] | |||
Knock Castle | Tower house | Around 1600 | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Ballater NO352951 |
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Knockhall Castle | Tower house | 1565 | Ruined | Near Newburgh, Aberdeenshire |
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Lauriston Castle | Courtyard castle with later additions | 13th century | Still used as a residence | Private |
St Cyrus NO761666 |
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Leslie Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Restored as a residence | Private | Leslie,
Auchleven NJ599248 |
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Lesmoir Castle | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Ruined |
Rhynie NJ47072806 |
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Lonmay Castle | Motte? | Before 1720 | No remains | N/A |
Crimond NK061608 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |
Migvie Castle | Enclosure castle | 13th century | Slight remains | Tarland | |||
Muchalls Castle | L-plan tower house | 13th and 17th century | In use | House of Burnett |
Muchalls NO892918 |
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Castle Newe | Z-plan tower house | 1831 | No remains | N/A |
Strathdon NJ378122 |
Incorporates a tower from 1604 | |
Castle of Park | Z-plan tower house incorporated in later building | In use as a residence | Private |
Cornhill NJ588571 |
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Peill Castle | Motte? | Before 1650 | Replaced by Leith Hall | NTS | Near Kennethmont, in Aberdeenshire | Alternative names: Leithhall; Peilside |
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Pitsligo Castle | Keep | 1424 | Ruined |
Rosehearty NJ937670 |
Also known as Pitsligo Palace, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Pitfichie Castle | An intermediate link between a simple oblong tower and a fully developed Z plan. | Around 1564 | A former ruin and restored in the 1970s/1980s, it is known in use as a private residence | Private | Monymusk, near Inverurie | ||
Pittulie Castle | 16th century | Ruined |
Rosehearty NJ944670 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Castle of Rattray | Motte | From 12th century | No remains | N/A |
Rattray NK088578 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |
Ravenscraig Castle | L-plan tower house | 15th century | Ruined |
Inverugie NK095487 |
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Slains Castle | Tower house, rebuilt as castellated house | 1597, rebuilt 1837 | Ruined | Private |
Cruden Bay NK101361 |
"New" Slains Castle |
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Slains Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Ruined |
Collieston NK052300 |
"Old" Slains Castle, destroyed 1594 |
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Terpersie Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1561 | Restored | Private |
Alford NJ546202 |
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Tillyhilt Castle | Traces |
Tarves NJ85423180 |
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Tolquhon Castle | Courtyard castle | 1589 | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Pitmedden NJ872286 |
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Turriff Castle | Site |
Turriff NJ72154996 |
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Udny Castle | Tower house | 14-15th century | Private | North east of
Udny Green NJ882268 |
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Wardhouse Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Traces | NJ59302888 |
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Waterton Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NJ97293033 |
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Westhall Castle | L-plan tower house | 16th century | Private |
Insch NJ673266 |
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This is a list of castles in Aberdeenshire.
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Abergeldie Castle | Tower house | About 1550 | Preserved | Gordon family | Near Crathie NO 2870 9528 | Leased to the Royal Family 1848–1970 |
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Auchenhove Castle | 16th century | Slight remains | Aboyne NJ 55438 02455 |
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Banff Castle | Unknown | 12th century | No remains | N/A | Banff NJ 68936 64201 |
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Balmoral Castle | Baronial house | 1856 | In use as a residence | Private residence of The Queen [1] |
Royal Deeside NO254950 |
On the site of a 15th-century castle |
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Balquhain Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Ruined | Private | West of
Inverurie NJ7315923603 |
Visited by Mary, Queen of Scots |
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Birse Castle | Baronial house | 1911 | Restored as a residence | Private |
Forest of Birse NO520906 |
Rebuilt 1911 |
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Bognie Castle | Tower house | 1660s | Ruined | Private |
Huntly NJ595450 |
Also known as Conzie Castle |
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Braemar Castle | Tower house | 17th century | Preserved | Owned by the Farquharsons of Invercauld and managed by Braemar Community Ltd. [2] |
Braemar NO155923 |
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Cairnbulg Castle | Z-plan tower house | 14th century | In use as a residence | Lady Saltoun |
Cairnbulg NK015639 |
Restored in the 19th century. Also known as Philorth Castle. One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle. |
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Cluny Castle | Z-plan castle | c. 1604 | In use as a residence | Private | South of
Monymusk NJ6943412038 |
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Cluny Crichton Castle | Tower house | 1666 | Ruined | North of Banchory |
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Cobairdy Castle | Tower house | 16th century | No remains | North east of Huntly | |||
Corgarff Castle | Tower house | c. 1550 | Preserved | Historic Scotland |
Strathdon NJ254086 |
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Corse Castle | L and Z-plan castle | 16th century | Ruined | Lumphanan |
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Corsindae House | L and U-plan castle | 16th century | Occupied | North of Banchory | |||
Coull Castle | 13th century | Slight remains | Coull, near Aboyne |
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Craigievar Castle | Tower house | 1626 | Preserved | NTS |
Alford NJ556093 |
decorative plasterwork |
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Craigston Castle | Tower house | 1607 | In use as a residence | Private |
Turriff NJ762550 |
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Crathes Castle | Tower house | 1596 | Preserved | NTS |
Banchory NO735967 |
painted ceilings |
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Culsalmond | Unknown | 16th century | Site | South east of Huntly | Probably on site of the present Newton House | ||
Cushnie Castle | Unknown | 16th century | Slight remains | South west of Alford | Succeeded by Cushnie Lodge | ||
Daugh Castle | Probably wooden structure | Site | North of Huntly | ||||
Dee Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Site | Glenmuick | |||
Delgatie Castle | Tower house | 1579 | Preserved | Delgatie Castle Trust |
Turriff NJ754505 |
painted ceilings |
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Dorlaithers Castle | Unknown | Unknown | Site | Near Turriff | |||
Drum Castle | Tower house and Jacobean mansion with additions | 13th and 17th century with 19th century additions | Preserved | NTS |
Drumoak NJ796005 |
Tower built as a royal hunting lodge c.1286, extended in 1323. Jacobean mansion completed in 1619. |
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Drumtochty Castle | Castellated house | 1812 | Occupied | Private |
Auchenblae NO699800 |
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Dumbreck Castle | Ellon | ||||||
Easter Clune Castle | Tower House | Near Banchory | |||||
Dundarg Castle | 14th century, rebuilt 16th century | Ruined | Private |
New Aberdour NJ895648 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Dunnideer Castle | Tower house | c. 1260 | Ruined | Private |
Insch NJ613282 |
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Dunnottar Castle | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Ruined | Private |
Stonehaven NO880838 |
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Eden Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1577 | Ruined | Private |
Banff NJ697587 |
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Esslemont Castle | Tower house | 14th century or earlier | Ruined | Private |
Ellon NJ932298 |
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Fasque Castle | Baronial house | 1809 | Occupied | Private |
Fettercairn NO648756 |
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Fedderate Castle | L-plan tower house | 1257 | Ruined | Near New Deer | |||
Fetteresso Castle | Castellated house | 1761 | Occupied as flats | Private |
Stonehaven NO841855 |
Originally a 14th-century tower house |
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Findlater Castle | Courtyard castle | 14th century | Ruined | Private |
Sandend NJ540671 |
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Foveran Castle | Unknown | 12th or 13th century | Collapsed 1720 | Clan Forbes | Southeast of Ellon | ||
Fordyce Castle | L-plan castle | 1592 | Private residence |
Fordyce NJ555637 |
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Castle Forbes | Castellated house | 1815 | Occupied as a residence | Chief of Clan Forbes |
Alford NJ621191 |
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Castle Fraser | Z-plan tower house | 1636 | Preserved | NTS |
Inverurie NJ722125 |
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Freefield Castle | Unknown | Unknown; existed 1654 | Site | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north of Inverurie 57°22′13″N 2°32′20″W / 57.3703°N 2.5388°W | Replaced by Freefield House | ||
Fyvie Castle | Tower house | 13th century with additions | Preserved | NTS |
Fyvie NJ763393 |
Most of the current structure (including the beautiful gatehouse) dates to the late 14th through late 16th century |
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Harthill Castle | Castellated mansion | 17th century, restored | Occupied as a residence | Private | Near Inverurie 57°18′56″N 2°31′17″W / 57.3156°N 2.5214°W |
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Hatton Castle | Castellated mansion | 1814 but incorporates earlier structure | Occupied as a residence | Private |
Turriff NJ7561646950 |
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Gairnieston Castle | No remains | NJ 7344 5509 | |||||
Gartly Castle | Keep | 15th century | No remains | Near Gartly 57.3897°N 2.7770°W | |||
Glenbuchat Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1590 | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Kildrummy NJ397148 |
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Huntly Castle | L-plan tower house | 15th to 17th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Huntly NJ532408 |
decorative plasterwork |
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Inchdrewer Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Private | South-west of
Banff NJ6550560672 |
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Inverallochy Castle | Courtyard castle | 13th century | Ruined |
Inverallochy NK040628 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Invercauld Castle | Baronial house | 18th century | In use as accommodation | Private | Royal Deeside NO173924 |
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Inverey Castle | Laird's house | 17th century | Ruined | Deeside 56°59′08″N 3°30′05″W / 56.985658°N 3.501474°W | |||
Inverugie Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Ruined |
Inverugie NK102482 |
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Kemnay House | L-Plan Castle, altered | 17th century | Occupied | 57°13′40″N 2°26′32″W / 57.22784865°N 2.442272462°W | ![]() | ||
Kildrummy Castle | Castle of enceinte | Mid to late 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Kildrummy NJ451165 |
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Kincardine Castle | Baronial house | 19th century | In use as a residence | Private | Royal Deeside NN928093 |
14th century ruin nearby |
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Kindrochit Castle | Keep | 14th century | Ruined |
Braemar NO151913 |
Founded by Malcolm Canmore in 1059 |
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Kinnaird Castle | Tower house | 1570 | In use as a lighthouse | Northern Lighthouse Board |
Fraserburgh NJ998675 |
Now the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Kinnairdy Castle | Tower house | 14th and 16th centuries | In use as accommodation | Private |
Aberchirder NJ609497 |
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Kinord Castle | 14th century | Ruined | Loch Kinord | May be known as Loch Kinord Castle [3] | |||
Knock Castle | Tower house | Around 1600 | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Ballater NO352951 |
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Knockhall Castle | Tower house | 1565 | Ruined | Near Newburgh, Aberdeenshire |
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Lauriston Castle | Courtyard castle with later additions | 13th century | Still used as a residence | Private |
St Cyrus NO761666 |
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Leslie Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Restored as a residence | Private | Leslie,
Auchleven NJ599248 |
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Lesmoir Castle | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Ruined |
Rhynie NJ47072806 |
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Lonmay Castle | Motte? | Before 1720 | No remains | N/A |
Crimond NK061608 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |
Migvie Castle | Enclosure castle | 13th century | Slight remains | Tarland | |||
Muchalls Castle | L-plan tower house | 13th and 17th century | In use | House of Burnett |
Muchalls NO892918 |
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Castle Newe | Z-plan tower house | 1831 | No remains | N/A |
Strathdon NJ378122 |
Incorporates a tower from 1604 | |
Castle of Park | Z-plan tower house incorporated in later building | In use as a residence | Private |
Cornhill NJ588571 |
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Peill Castle | Motte? | Before 1650 | Replaced by Leith Hall | NTS | Near Kennethmont, in Aberdeenshire | Alternative names: Leithhall; Peilside |
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Pitsligo Castle | Keep | 1424 | Ruined |
Rosehearty NJ937670 |
Also known as Pitsligo Palace, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Pitfichie Castle | An intermediate link between a simple oblong tower and a fully developed Z plan. | Around 1564 | A former ruin and restored in the 1970s/1980s, it is known in use as a private residence | Private | Monymusk, near Inverurie | ||
Pittulie Castle | 16th century | Ruined |
Rosehearty NJ944670 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
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Castle of Rattray | Motte | From 12th century | No remains | N/A |
Rattray NK088578 |
One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |
Ravenscraig Castle | L-plan tower house | 15th century | Ruined |
Inverugie NK095487 |
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Slains Castle | Tower house, rebuilt as castellated house | 1597, rebuilt 1837 | Ruined | Private |
Cruden Bay NK101361 |
"New" Slains Castle |
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Slains Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Ruined |
Collieston NK052300 |
"Old" Slains Castle, destroyed 1594 |
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Terpersie Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1561 | Restored | Private |
Alford NJ546202 |
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Tillyhilt Castle | Traces |
Tarves NJ85423180 |
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Tolquhon Castle | Courtyard castle | 1589 | Ruined | Historic Scotland |
Pitmedden NJ872286 |
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Turriff Castle | Site |
Turriff NJ72154996 |
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Udny Castle | Tower house | 14-15th century | Private | North east of
Udny Green NJ882268 |
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Wardhouse Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Traces | NJ59302888 |
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Waterton Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NJ97293033 |
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Westhall Castle | L-plan tower house | 16th century | Private |
Insch NJ673266 |
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