The atlas
30 landmarks in the atlas.
The Castle Map atlas charts 14 castles, 1 palace & château and 15 ruins in Aberdeenshire. They span from c. 450 to 1628.
The best known is Balmoral Castle, #18 of 9,079 worldwide.
Country pages: Scotland.
Travelling rather than browsing? The Aberdeenshire castle trail puts 23 of them in travel order, Stonehaven to Aberdeen.
See them on the map →Palace & château · 14th century · #18 worldwide · #1 in Scotland
Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family.
Ruin · 14th century · #243 worldwide · #7 in Scotland
Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven in…
Castle · 17th century · #34 in Scotland
Craigievar Castle is a harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Castle · 17th century · #41 in Scotland
Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Ruin · 16th century · #46 in Scotland
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from the nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Castle · 16th century · #47 in Scotland
Crathes Castle is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire.
Castle · #53 in Scotland
Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine.
Castle · 15th century · #54 in Scotland
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…
Ruin · #55 in Scotland
Huntly Castle is a ruined castle north of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the rivers Deveron and Bogie meet.
Ruin · 13th century · #57 in Scotland
Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Castle · 13th century · #61 in Scotland
Fyvie Castle is a castle in the village of Fyvie, near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Castle · 16th century · #88 in Scotland
Ballindalloch Castle, known as the "pearl of the north", is a Scottish castle located in Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland.
Ruin · 13th century · #98 in Scotland
Balvenie Castle is a ruined castle 1 km north of Dufftown in the Moray region of Scotland.
Castle · 16th century · #100 in Scotland
Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland.
Castle · 16th century · #105 in Scotland
Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Ruin · 5th century · #113 in Scotland
The Tap o' Noth is a hill and the name of a hillfort on its summit, 8 miles south of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at grid reference NJ485293.
Ruin · #125 in Scotland
Aberdeen Castle was a late Middle Ages fortification, in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was situated on Castle Hill, a site today known as the Castlegate,…
Castle · 11th century · #131 in Scotland
Delgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle consists of a white-harled, five-storey tower dating from the 16th…
Ruin · 16th century · #139 in Scotland
Tolquhon Castle is a ruined late-16th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland.
Ruin · 16th century · #148 in Scotland
Glenbuchat Castle is a historic Z plan Scottish castle built in 1590 for John Gordon of Cairnbarrow to mark his wedding.
Ruin · 13th century · #161 in Scotland
Dunnideer Castle is a ruined tower house near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Ruin · 13th century · #176 in Scotland
Slains Castle is a ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is not to be confused with New Slains Castle, a separate building…
Castle · 17th century · #177 in Scotland
Muchalls Castle stands overlooking the North Sea in the countryside of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Castle · 17th century · #182 in Scotland
Cluny Castle was originally built c.1604 as a Z-plan castle replacing either a house or small peel tower.
Castle · 16th century · #200 in Scotland
Midmar Castle is a 16th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located 12 kilometres west of Westhill and 3.5 kilometres west of Echt.
Ruin · 17th century · #203 in 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…
Ruin · 16th century · #218 in Scotland
Invermark Castle is an oblong tower house dating from the 16th century, at the east of Loch Lee, Angus, Scotland. It is near the head of Glen Esk.
Ruin · #219 in Scotland
Inverugie Castle or Cheyne's Tower is the ruins of a motte-and-bailey castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.
Ruin · 14th century · #221 in Scotland
Hallforest Castle is a keep, one of the oldest in Scotland, as it dates from the 14th century.
Castle · 15th century · #222 in Scotland
Udny Castle is a tower house in the parish of Udny, south-west of the village of Pitmedden and north-east of the hamlet of Udny Green, Aberdeenshire,…
The Castle Map atlas charts 14 castles, 1 palace & château and 15 ruins in Aberdeenshire. They span from c. 450 to 1628.
The best known is Balmoral Castle, #18 of 9,079 worldwide.
Tap o' Noth — c. 450.
