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Castle of Whitehills

Pont 26: Lower Angus and Perthshire east of the Tay
Timothy Pont, c. 1583 – 96map image courtesy of NLS

Whitehills was a castle which was in ruins by the 17th century but nothing of which now remains.

In some sources the Castle of Whitehills seems to have been conflated with the Kinnell Castle which stood on the north bank of the Lunan Water, but both are marked on Pont’s late 16th century map.

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Alternative names for Castle of Whitehills

Quhithillis; Quhythillis; White Walls; Whitehills; Whythillis; Whythills

Where is Castle of Whitehills?

Castle of Whitehills is in the parish of Kinnell and the county of Angus.

Grid reference: NO 5991 5007

Lat / long: 56.6407260, -2.6552511

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OS Map for Castle of Whitehills

OS map 382
Arbroath, Montrose & Carnoustie (Laurencekirk)
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Directions to Castle of Whitehills

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Weather at Castle of Whitehills

14°C
max 14°C / min 14°C
18km/h S
1008mb
88%
100%
03:22 20:56

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Kinnell at 20:18

References (books)

Angus or Forfarshire (Volume 4)
Alexander Warden
Dundee, 1884
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

Castles near Castle of Whitehills

Kinnell Castle (site of)

1.0km away

Middleton

2.1km away

Boysack (site of)

2.4km away

Bolshan (site of)

2.7km away

Gallows Law (possible)

2.7km away

Gardyne Castle

2.8km away

Braikie Castle

3.0km away

Guthrie Castle

3.7km away

Colliston Castle

3.9km away
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Ancient sites near Castle of Whitehills

Milton cursus

0.7km away

Balneaves Cottage cursus

0.9km away

Douglasmuir cursus

2.6km away

Old Montrose cursus

9.5km away

Finavon fort

10.8km away

Finavon rock art

10.8km away

Hill of Finavon rock art

11.8km away

Inchbare South cursus

15.5km away

Inchbare North cursus

15.7km away
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Pictish stones near Castle of Whitehills

Kinnell 1 Class I symbol stone

1.0km away

Kinblethmont Class I symbol stone

4.7km away

Farnell Class II cross slab

6.0km away

Drosten Stone Class II cross slab

8.1km away

St Vigeans 2 Class II cross slab

8.1km away

St Vigeans 3 Class II symbol stone

8.1km away

St Vigeans 4 Class II cross slab

8.1km away

St Vigeans 5 Class II cross slab

8.1km away

St Vigeans 6 Class II cross slab

8.1km away
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Pictish sites near Castle of Whitehills

Dunnicaer fort

44.7km away

Norrie's Law hoard

46.7km away

Nigg silver chain

66.3km away

Parkhill silver chain

71.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

75.2km away

Haddington silver chain

77.0km away

Queen's Park silver chain

83.0km away

Hoardweel silver chain

92.0km away

Heriot's Dyke silver chain

102.1km away
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Accommodation near Castle of Whitehills

Letham Grange Golf Hotel & Country Estate
hotelColliston
5.0km away
Gramarcy House
bed and breakfastBrechin
10.2km away
Northern Hotel
hotelBrechin
10.2km away
Chapel House B&B
bed and breakfastFerryden
14.1km away
Chapelbank Hotel
hotelForfar
14.1km away
Links Hotel
hotel, restaurant, café, barMontrose
14.2km away
Park Hotel, Ferryden
hotelFerryden
14.2km away
Royal Hotel, Forfar
hotelForfar
14.3km away
The Kinloch Arms Hotel
hotelCarnoustie
15.9km away
19th Hole Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantCarnoustie
16.1km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Castle of Whitehills

Links Hotel
hotel, restaurant, café, barMontrose
14.2km away
19th Hole Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantCarnoustie
16.1km away
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16.4km away
Kinnettles Castle
hotel, barForfar
17.4km away
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19.8km away
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hotel, restaurantBroughty Ferry
21.2km away
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hotel, restaurant, barBroughty Ferry
22.2km away
Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantDundee
27.5km away
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restaurantDundee
27.9km away
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hotel, restaurantDundee
28.0km away
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Published on the 7th of June 2026 at 6:07 pm. Updated on the 7th of June 2026 at 6:29 pm.

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