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Troup (site of)

A castle was built here in the 13th century by the Troup family on the site of a vitrified fort.

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Alternative names for Troup

Castle Point; Castlehead; Cullychan; Cullykhan Castle; Trop; Troupe; Trouyp; Trup

Where is Troup?

Troup is in the parish of Gamrie and the county of Banffshire.

Grid reference: NJ 8373 6621

Lat / long: 57.68559923, -2.273395885

OS Map for Troup

Banff, Macduff & Turriff (Fyvie)
OS Explorer map 426

Directions to Troup

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Weather at Troup

5°C
max 5°C / min 5°C

28km/h SSE
989mb
89%
94%
08:28 16:13

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Rosehearty at 17:22

References (books)

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (Volume 142)

Various
Edinburgh, 2012

References (websites)

Scheduled Monument record
Canmore

Castles near Troup

Ancient sites near Troup

Cullykhan fort

0.0km away

Castle of Findon fort

4.7km away

Boghead souterrain

18.2km away

Lower Inchdrewer souterrains

18.6km away

Blairshinnoch souterrain

19.9km away

Raich stone circle

30.5km away

Loanhead of Daviot stone circle

38.4km away

Sheldon stone circle

41.3km away

East Aquhorthies stone circle

46.6km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Troup

Raven Stone Class I symbol stone

9.7km away

King Edward Class I symbol stone

15.4km away

Turriff Manse Class I symbol stone

19.9km away

Fetterangus Church Class I symbol stone

21.2km away

Old Deer Class I symbol stone

22.3km away

Fyvie School House Class I symbol stone

29.0km away

Fyvie 1 Class I symbol stone

29.3km away

Fyvie 2 Class I symbol stone

29.3km away

Rothiemay Class I symbol stone

33.7km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Troup

Gaulcross hoard

30.2km away

Parkhill silver chain

52.1km away

Nigg silver chain

64.5km away

Burghead fort

72.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

81.6km away

Torvean silver chain

119.8km away

Norrie's Law hoard

164.2km away

Traprain Law silver chain

192.8km away

Haddington silver chain

195.1km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Troup

Delgatie Castle

bed and breakfast, self-catering apartments, caféTurriff

17.7km away

Castle of Park

bed and breakfast, caféCornhill

26.4km away

Rockpool Café

caféCullen

32.5km away

Meldrum House Hotel

hotel, restaurant barOldmeldrum

37.2km away

Meldrum Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurantOldmeldrum

39.1km away

Dean's of Huntly

caféHuntly

41.0km away

Macdonald Pittodrie House

hotel, bar, restaurantInverurie

44.4km away

Swallow Thainstone House Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barInverurie

48.0km away

Baxters Fochabers

caféFochabers

50.1km away

Jurys Inn Aberdeen Airport

hotel, restaurant, barDyce

54.4km away

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Troup (site of)

Alternative names for Troup

Where is Troup?

OS Map for Troup

Directions to Troup

Weather at Troup

References (books)

References (websites)

Castles near Troup

Auchmedden Castle

Lighnot Castle (site of)

Castle of Findon

Dundarg Castle

Wallace's Castle

Boyndlie House

Milltown of Boyndlie motte (site of)

Pitsligo Castle

Byth House (site of)

Ancient sites near Troup

Cullykhan fort

Castle of Findon fort

Boghead souterrain

Lower Inchdrewer souterrains

Blairshinnoch souterrain

Raich stone circle

Loanhead of Daviot stone circle

Sheldon stone circle

East Aquhorthies stone circle

Pictish stones near Troup

Raven Stone Class I symbol stone

King Edward Class I symbol stone

Turriff Manse Class I symbol stone

Fetterangus Church Class I symbol stone

Old Deer Class I symbol stone

Fyvie School House Class I symbol stone

Fyvie 1 Class I symbol stone

Fyvie 2 Class I symbol stone

Rothiemay Class I symbol stone

Pictish sites near Troup

Gaulcross hoard

Parkhill silver chain

Nigg silver chain

Burghead fort

Dunnicaer fort

Torvean silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Accommodation near Troup

Bankhead Croft

Highland Haven Hotel

Fife Lodge Hotel

Banff Springs Hotel

Delgatie Castle

The Fife Arms Hotel

Harbour View House

The Boyne Hotel

Castle of Park

Cullen Bay Hotel

Accommodation search

Accommodation type

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Troup

Delgatie Castle

Castle of Park

Rockpool Café

Meldrum House Hotel

Meldrum Arms Hotel

Dean's of Huntly

Macdonald Pittodrie House

Swallow Thainstone House Hotel

Baxters Fochabers

Jurys Inn Aberdeen Airport

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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 1:57 pm. Updated on the 12th of January 2025 at 4:31 pm.

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