Dunnideer Castle
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Dunnideer Castle is a castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, first built in 1260. Today it stands as a ruin. It is a part of a Scheduled Monument. The nearest other castle is Leslie Castle, 2.2 mi away.
Dunnideer Castle at a glance
Built
1260
13th century
Type
Castle
Condition
Ruin
Heritage status
part of a Scheduled Monument
About Dunnideer Castle
Dunnideer Castle is a ruined tower house near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Built around 1260, it reused stone from an earlier prehistoric vitrified hillfort dating to approximately 250 BC.
From the Wikipedia article on Dunnideer Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunnideer Castle sits at 57.3424, -2.6460 in Aberdeenshire. The closest other castles are Leslie Castle (2.2 mi), Castle Croft (2.4 mi) and Lickleyhead Castle (3.0 mi). Aberdeenshire has 125 castles in all.
