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Kindrochit Castle

Open accessScotland's right of responsible access applies

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Kindrochit Castle is a castle in Aberdeenshire. It is one of 39 castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. It sits within the Cairngorms National Park and Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area.

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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 Deeside and Lochnagar, a National Scenic Area in north east Scotland.Highlight

Deeside and Lochnagar

You’re inside itNational Scenic Area near Braemar

High granite mountains and old pine woods above the River Dee — big, serious hill country

Photo of the Cairngorm Mountains, a National Scenic Area in Scotland.Iconic

The Cairngorm Mountains

National Scenic Area near Aviemore

Britain's high sub-Arctic plateau.

6 km N

Photo of Linn of Dee, a waterfall near Braemar in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Linn of Dee

Waterfall near Braemar

Rocky gorge west of Braemar where the young Dee squeezes through a narrow chasm, spanned by an 1857 bridge.

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Photo of Balmoral Castle Grounds, a garden near Crathie in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Balmoral Castle Grounds

Garden near Crathie

The royal family's Deeside estate, with gardens, grounds and the castle ballroom open when the family is away.

11 km E

Photo of Balmoral Cairns, a folly near Crathie in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Balmoral Cairns

Folly near Crathie

Eleven Victorian memorial cairns in the woods above Balmoral, crowned by Prince Albert's great granite pyramid, raised by his 'broken-hearted widow' in 1862.

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