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Glenbuchat Castle

Photo of Glenbuchat Castle, a ruined castle in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Glenbuchat Castle

© phil smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© phil smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Glenbuchat Castle

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Glenbuchat Castle is a castle in Aberdeenshire. The Albion Guide charts 39 castles in the county; this is one of them. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The surrounding countryside is part of the Cairngorms National Park.

Other castles nearby include Colquhonnie Castle, Kildrummy Castle and Migvie Castle.

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More places to visit near Glenbuchat Castle

Photo of the Cairngorms, a National Park in Scotland.Iconic

Cairngorms

You’re inside itNational Park near Aviemore

Britain's biggest national park — a high granite plateau of arctic tundra, ancient Caledonian pinewood and free-flowing rivers.

Photo of Kildrummy Castle Gardens, a garden in Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Kildrummy Castle Gardens

Garden near Kildrummy

Alpine and water garden set in a Donside ravine below the ruin of Kildrummy Castle.

5.9 km E

Photo of Candacraig Gardens, a garden near Strathdon in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Candacraig Gardens

Garden near Strathdon

Historic walled garden high in Strathdon on upper Donside, restored around a Victorian glasshouse.

6.9 km SW

Photo: Mona Gowan, a 749m hill near Ballater in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Mona Gowan

Graham · Marilyn near Ballater

A Graham — a Scottish hill of 2,000 to 2,500 ft.

11 km SW

Photo of Tomnaverie, a stone circle near Tarland, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Tomnaverie

Stone circle near Tarland

Tomnaverie, stone circle

14.5 km SE

Photo of Asloun Castle, a ruined castle near Alford (Alford), Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Asloun Castle

Castle near Alford (Alford)

A medieval castle in Aberdeenshire.

14.5 km E