Scotland · 19th century
Beaufort Castle or Castle Dounie (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùnaidh) is a baronial style mansion built in 1880 and incorporating older building work. It is situated on the right bank of the River Beauly near the town of Beauly in Inverness-shire and is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Kiltarlity and 13 mi (21 km) west of Inverness. There has been a castle on the site since the 12th century. Beaufort Castle is the traditional seat of the Lords Lovat, Chiefs of Clan Fraser of Lovat.
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Beaufort Castle (Scotland) ranks #2,578 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #87 of the 226 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1880, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,733 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Inverness, 16 km away. It is one of the 76 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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