Crathes Castle
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Crathes Castle is a castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, first built in 1553. It is a category A listed building. The nearest other castle is Tilquhillie Castle, 1.8 mi away. It is cared for by National Trust for Scotland.
Crathes Castle at a glance
Built
1553
16th century
Type
Castle
Cared for by
National Trust for Scotland
Heritage status
category A listed building
About Crathes Castle
Crathes Castle (pronounced KRATH-iss) is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire.
From the Wikipedia article on Crathes Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crathes Castle sits at 57.0615, -2.4399 in Aberdeenshire. The closest other castles are Tilquhillie Castle (1.8 mi), Durris Castle (2.8 mi) and Cluny Crichton Castle (3.5 mi). Aberdeenshire has 125 castles in all.
