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Castles in Aberdeenshire

There are 214 castles, towers and fortified houses in the county of Aberdeenshire.

Below is a map showing their distribution across the county. Clicking on a marker will reveal the name of the castle and a link to a page about it.

Further down the page is a full alphabetical list of the castles in Aberdeenshire.

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Castles in Aberdeenshire

Aberdeen Castle (site of)
Abergairn Castle
Abergeldie Castle
Aboyne Castle
Ardendraught
Arnage Castle
Asloun Castle
Aswanley
Auchanachie Castle
Auchenhove Castle
Auchernach Castle
Auchindoir motte
Auchleuchries (possible) (site of)
Auchleven motte
Auchmedden Castle
Avochie Castle
Balbithan House
Balfluig Castle
Balnacraig (site of)
Balnagask motte (possible)
Balquhain Castle
Balquolly Castle
Barra Castle
Bass Of Inverurie (site of)
Beldorney Castle
Belhelvie motte (possible)
Benholm's Tower
Binghill Castle (site of)
Birse Castle
Blackford (site of)
Blairbowie Castle
Boddam Castle
Boyndlie House
Brackley Castle
Braemar Castle
Braemar motte (possible)
Brucklay Castle
Byth House (site of)
Cairnbulg Castle
Camp Hill (site of)
Candacraig House
Carvichen Castle (site of)
Caskieben (site of)
Castle Forbes
Castle Fraser
Castle Hill (site of)
Castle Maud
Castle Newe
Castle of Badenyon (site of)
Castle of Dalforky (site of)
Castle of Easter Clune
Castle of Hallforest
Castle of Kinmuck
Castle of Lesmoir
Castle of Lonmay
Castle Of Waterton
Castlehill Of Inverugie (site of)
Clackriach Castle
Clola motte (site of)
Cluny Castle
Cobairdy Castle
Colquhonnie Castle
Comyn's Castle
Conzie Castle
Corgarff Castle
Corse Castle
Corsindae House
Coull Castle
Countesswells (site of)
Craig Castle
Craigievar Castle
Craigston Castle
Culsalmond Castle (site of)
Culter House
Cults motte (possible) (site of)
Cunningar
Cushnie Castle
Delgatie Castle
Dorlaithers Castle
Doune of Invernochty
Drimmies (possible) (site of)
Drum Castle
Drumdollo Castle
Druminnor Castle
Druminnor motte (possible)
Dub Castle (site of)
Dumbreck Castle (site of)
Dundarg Castle
Dunnideer Castle
Eden Castle
Ellon Castle
Endovie (possible) (site of)
Esslemont Castle
Fedderate Castle
Fetternear House
Fiddes Castle
Foveran Castle (site of)
Freefield Castle (site of)
Frendraught Castle
Fyvie Castle
Gairnieston Castle
Gartly Castle (site of)
Gask House (site of)
Gight Castle
Gilcomston motte (site of)
Glenbuchat Castle
Glenkindy Castle (site of)
Glenmuick Castle (site of)
Grandhome
Hallhead
Harthill Castle
House of Kelly (site of)
House Of Schivas
Huntly Castle
Idoch Castle
Insch motte (possible)
Inverallochy Castle
Inveramsay (site of)
Invercauld Castle
Inverey Castle
Invermarkie Castle
Inverugie Castle
Keith Hall
Keith Insch Castle
Kemnay House
Kildrummy Castle
Kinaldie motte (possible)
Kindrochit Castle
Kininmonth House
Kinnaird Head Castle
Kinnedar Castle
Knock Castle
Knockespock House
Knockhall Castle
Leith Hall
Leslie Castle
Lessendrum House
Lethenty Castle
Lickleyhead Castle
Loch Kinord Castle
Loch Kinord motte (possible)
Logie House
Ludquharn Castle
Lynturk Castle
Mains Of Balfour
Mar's Castle
Meet Hill motte (possible)
Meldrum House
Menie House
Midmar Castle
Migvie Castle
Milltown of Boyndlie motte (site of)
Moat of Colstaine (site of)
Moathead
Monymusk Castle
Moot Hill, Mains of Ardiffery motte (possible)
Mounie Castle
Mount of Ellon motte (possible)
Mundurno motte (possible)
New Leslie Castle
Old Balmoral Castle
Old Castle of Inverugie
Old Castle of Knock
Old Slains Castle
Peel of Fichlie
Peel of Lumphanan
Pitcaple Castle
Pitfichie Castle
Pitfodels Castle
Pitmedden Castle
Pitsligo Castle
Pittodrie House
Pittulie Castle
Place Of Tilliefoure
Putachie Castle (site of)
Rathen motte (possible)
Rattray Castle
Ravenscraig Castle
Rothiebrisbane (site of)
Roundabout motte (possible)
Ruthrieston motte (site of)
Ruthven motte (possible)
Savoch Castle
Shethin Castle
Skellater House
Skene House
Slains Castle
St Katherine's Hill motte (possible)
Steirn (site of)
Strichen House
Terpersie Castle
Tertowie
The Bass, Insch (site of)
Tillycairn Castle
Tillycorthie Castle
Tillydrone motte
Tillyhilt Castle
Tillyorn motte (possible)
Tolquhon Castle
Tower Of Brux
Tower Of Torriesoul
Towie Barclay Castle
Towie Castle (site of)
Tullos House
Tullynessle motte (possible) (site of)
Tullynessle Tower
Turing's Tower (site of)
Turriff Castle
Tyrie (site of)
Udny Castle
Wardhouse
Warthill House
Westhall Castle
Whiteford (site of)

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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 1:15 pm. Updated on the 19th of January 2022 at 6:28 pm.

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