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Cullen Castle (site of)

Cullen Castle was a motte and bailey type castle, although now only the motte remains. The central mound is surrounded by a ditch 6.0m wide and 1.7m deep. Around the ditch is a defensive bank also around 6.0m wide, and about 1.5m tall.

Traces of masonry were apparently still visible in 1873, although nothing no stonework now remains.

A Cullen Castle in Banffshire was the place of death of Elizabeth de Burgh, the wife of Robert the Bruce, but whether it was this Cullen Castle or an earlier castle on the site of Cullen House is unclear.

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Alternative names for Cullen Castle

Castle Hill; Castle of Cullen

Where is Cullen Castle?

Cullen Castle is in the parish of Cullen and the county of Banffshire.

Grid reference:NJ 5087 6702

Lat / long:57.690362,-2.825640

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OS Map for Cullen Castle

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Huntly & Cullen (Portsoy & Aberchirder)
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Weather at Cullen Castle

9°C
max 9°C / min 6°C
14km/h SSE
991mb
84%
18%
05:43 18:47

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Weather observed at Cullen at 01:09

References (websites)

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Castles near Cullen Castle

Old Cullen House (site of)

0.6km away

Cullen House

0.7km away

Muldavit (site of)

1.0km away

Davie’s Castle (possible) (site of)

2.9km away

Findlater Castle

3.3km away

Castle Of Inaltrie

4.1km away

Ha' Hillock, Deskford

4.3km away

Findochty Castle

5.3km away

Tower Of Deskford

5.4km away
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Ancient sites near Cullen Castle

Blairshinnoch souterrain

14.1km away

Lower Inchdrewer souterrains

15.9km away

Boghead souterrain

22.9km away

Raich stone circle

25.1km away

Castle of Findon fort

28.7km away

Cullykhan fort

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44.9km away

East Aquhorthies stone circle

51.2km away

Sheldon stone circle

52.3km away
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Pictish stones near Cullen Castle

Rothiemay Class I symbol stone

18.8km away

Goose Stone Class I symbol stone

19.8km away

Tillytarmont 5 Class I symbol stone

19.9km away

Tillytarmont 6 Class I symbol stone

20.0km away

Tillytarmont 2 Class I symbol stone

20.0km away

Tillytarmont 3 Class I symbol stone

20.0km away

North Redhill Class I symbol stone

20.9km away

King Edward Class I symbol stone

22.0km away

Huntly 1 Class I symbol stone

27.1km away
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Pictish sites near Cullen Castle

Gaulcross hoard

4.1km away

Burghead fort

39.9km away

Parkhill silver chain

65.5km away

Nigg silver chain

77.6km away

Torvean silver chain

88.1km away

Dunnicaer fort

90.2km away

Norrie's Law hoard

159.8km away

Traprain Law silver chain

192.1km away

Haddington silver chain

193.3km away
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Accommodation near Cullen Castle

Cullen Bay Hotel
hotelBuckie
0.9km away
The Boyne Hotel
hotelPortsoy
8.0km away
Harbour View House
hotelPortsoy
8.2km away
Castle of Park
bed and breakfast, caféCornhill
12.7km away
Banff Springs Hotel
hotelBanff
17.2km away
Craighurst Guest House
bed and breakfastKeith
17.8km away
Fife Lodge Hotel
hotelBanff
17.9km away
Mannoch Hill Cottage
bed and breakfastHuntly
18.0km away
Highland Haven Hotel
hotelMacduff
19.5km away
Premier Inn Elgin
hotel, restaurantElgin
27.9km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Cullen Castle

Rockpool Café
caféCullen
0.4km away
Castle of Park
bed and breakfast, caféCornhill
12.7km away
Baxters Fochabers
caféFochabers
18.4km away
Dean's of Huntly
caféHuntly
27.4km away
Premier Inn Elgin
hotel, restaurantElgin
27.9km away
Johnstons of Elgin Coffee Shop
caféElgin
28.5km away
Laichmoray Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barElgin
29.2km away
Delgatie Castle
bed and breakfast, self-catering apartments, caféTurriff
29.5km away
Fiddichside Inn
barCraigellachie
30.6km away
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hotel, restaurant, barElgin
31.3km away
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Published on the 9th of July 2010 at 10:48 am. Updated on the 25th of May 2014 at 4:12 pm.

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