Scotland · 16th century
Abergeldie Castle ranks #3,003 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #105 of the 225 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,757 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dundee, 66 km away. It is one of the 30 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Aberdeenshire. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands at an altitude of 840 feet (260 m), on the south bank of the River Dee, five miles (8 km) west of Ballater, and about two miles (3 km) east of the royal residence of Balmoral Castle. Behind it rises Creag nam Ban, a rounded granite hill about 527 metres (1,729 ft) high, and across the river to its front is the cairn-crowned Geallaig Hill, rising to 743 metres (2,438 ft).
It is protected as a category A listed building. The castle was the home of the Baron of Abergeldie.
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