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Auchindoun Castle

Auchindoun Castle is a 15th-century tower castle. Look for it 15 km southwest of Keith. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.

Where
15 km
southwest of Keith
How well known
Top 16%
#1,300 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 17–18°C
In brief

Castle near Keith

A trip from Keith

Auchindoun Castle is 15 km southwest of Keith. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Keith has 58 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

Weather by the month

Expect 17–18°C highs in Keith in July and August.

Jan6° / 0°71 mm
Feb6° / -1°67 mm
Mar8° / 1°64 mm
Apr11° / 2°72 mm
May13° / 5°66 mm
Jun16° / 8°86 mm
Jul18° / 9°81 mm
Aug17° / 9°95 mm
Sep15° / 7°88 mm
Oct12° / 4°119 mm
Nov8° / 2°103 mm
Dec5° / -1°88 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Keith, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Keith. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Keith’s full climate →
About

Auchindoun Castle

6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Add Balvenie Castle, 4.1 km away, to a visit; it leads 3 places within 15 km.

Keith’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Scheduled monument
Wikipedias
Covered in 6 languages
Town
15 km southwest of Keith
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

The area around Auchindoun Castle

Numbered points are the places near Auchindoun Castle, which is in orange.

123

© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Auchindoun Castle

Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

12
  1. 1Keith
  2. 2Elgin
1 · 15 km northeast of it

Keith

4,554 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 28 km northwest of it

Elgin

24,617 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Auchindoun Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
Keith15 km northeast of it4,5542
Elgin28 km northwest of it24,6179
Make a day of it

Also within reach

Among the 3 within 15 km are a castle, an attraction and a wildlife park.

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

Questions before you go

Where is Auchindoun Castle?

Auchindoun Castle is 15 km southwest of Keith, Moray.

What is Auchindoun Castle?

15th-century tower castle in Scotland.

When is the best time to visit Auchindoun Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Keith, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Auchindoun Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Auchindoun Castle?

Within 15 km: Balvenie Castle (4.1 km), Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail (9.9 km) and Huntly Falconry Centre (14 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.

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