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Asloun Castle
Castle · near Alford · Aberdeenshire

Asloun Castle

You will find Asloun Castle 2.6 km west of Alford. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Top of the 14 other places within 15 km is Craigievar Castle, 5.9 km off.

Photo: Asloun Castle, Richard Paxman (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
2.6 km
west of Alford
How well known
Top 34%
#2,866 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 18–19°C
In brief

Castle near Alford

Just outside Alford

Asloun Castle is 2.6 km west of Alford. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Alford has 3 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

For warmth in Alford, choose July and August (18–19°C).

Jan6° / 0°63 mm
Feb7° / 0°42 mm
Mar9° / 1°58 mm
Apr11° / 3°75 mm
May14° / 5°63 mm
Jun17° / 8°62 mm
Jul19° / 10°70 mm
Aug18° / 10°65 mm
Sep16° / 8°59 mm
Oct12° / 5°107 mm
Nov8° / 2°75 mm
Dec6° / 0°63 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Alford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Alford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Alford’s full climate →
About

Asloun Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.

Alford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Scheduled monument
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
2.6 km west of Alford
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Asloun Castle at a glance

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Asloun Castle is the orange one.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 2.6 km east of it

Alford

2,792 people · 6 places to visit

Make a day of it

While you are near Asloun Castle

There are 14 within 15 km, 6 castles and 2 museums among them.

1CastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandCraigievar Castle5.9 km away2CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandKildrummy Castle8.9 km away3CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandGlenbuchat Castle14 km away4CastleCastle Forbes8.9 km away5CastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandLeith Hall15 km away6MuseumGrampian Transport Museum3.6 km away7MuseumAlford Valley Railway3.8 km away8CastleDunnideer Castle15 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asloun Castle in questions

Where is Asloun Castle?

Asloun Castle is 2.6 km west of Alford, Aberdeenshire.

What is Asloun Castle?

Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Asloun Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Alford, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Asloun Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Asloun Castle?

Within 15 km: Craigievar Castle (5.9 km), Kildrummy Castle (8.9 km), Glenbuchat Castle (14 km) and Castle Forbes (8.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.