Ruin
Knock Castle
SCT Scotland
Knock Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It is typical of the traditional type of residence of a laird, a Scottish landed gentleman. Knock Castle is in Royal Deeside, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the town of Ballater, and about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Balmoral. It sits on a knoll in a field on the south side of Craig of the Knock, a low hill at the entrance to Glen Muick. The castle is a category B listed building, and is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.
Text adapted from “Knock Castle, Aberdeenshire” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knock Castle ranks #6,653 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #197 of the 207 mapped in Scotland. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Aberdeen, 60 km away. It is one of the 27 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Aberdeenshire. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Knock Castle?
Knock Castle stands in Scotland, at 57.0429°, -3.06913°.
How famous is Knock Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,653 of 8,764 worldwide, and #197 in Scotland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Knock Castle?
Abergeldie Castle, about 6 km away.
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