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Castle Grant

Scotland

Heritage status
category A listed building
Location
Highland
Coordinates
57.35194°, -3.59472°
Links
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Castle Grant in Scotland
Photo: Ann Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Castle Grant stands a mile north of Grantown-on-Spey and was the former seat of the Clan Grant chiefs of Strathspey in Highlands, Scotland. It was originally named Freuchie Castle but was renamed Grant in 1694. The castle is a Category A listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. The castle was sold by the Grant family in 1983, remaining in private ownership since.

Text adapted from “Castle Grant” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castle Grant ranks #5,800 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #207 of the 252 mapped in Scotland. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,790 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Inverness, 41 km away. It is one of the 84 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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