Scotland · 15th century
Castle Fraser is a large Z-plan castle near Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is considered one of the most elaborate examples of its type and one of the grandest of the 'Castles of Mar'. The castle stands in over 300 acres (1.2 km2) of landscaped grounds, woodland and farmland, including a 19th-century walled kitchen garden. There is archaeological evidence of an older square tower dating from around 1400 or 1500 within the current construction. The castle is a Category A listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
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Castle Fraser ranks #1,618 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #54 of the 226 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1455, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,115 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Aberdeen, 23 km away. It is one of the 30 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Aberdeenshire. It is stop 7 of 23 on the Aberdeenshire castle trail, Stonehaven to Aberdeen. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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