Beaufort Castle
Beaufort Castle is a castle near Beauly in Inverness-shire, northern Scotland. The site is 7.3 km south of Muir of Ord. It is on the official list as a category A listed building.
Castle near Muir of Ord
Near Muir of Ord
Beaufort Castle is 7.3 km south of Muir of Ord. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
From June to August, Muir of Ord sees highs of 17–19°C.
Beaufort Castle
7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Add Urquhart Castle, 15 km away, to a visit; it leads 8 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 7.3 km south of Muir of Ord
Finding Beaufort Castle
Orange: Beaufort Castle.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NRS locality 2022
Towns that list Beaufort Castle
With 48,257 people, Inverness is the largest of the 7. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Muir of Ord
Inverness
Dingwall
Milton of Leys
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Beaufort Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muir of Ord | 7.3 km north of it | 2,832 | 5 |
| Inverness | 16 km east of it | 48,257 | 12 |
| Dingwall | 17 km north of it | 5,274 | 9 |
| Milton of Leys | 19 km east of it | 3,168 | 9 |
| Westhill | 20 km east of it | 5,681 | 13 |
| Smithton | 21 km east of it | 2,905 | 14 |
| Culloden | 21 km east of it | 3,699 | 12 |
Combine it with these
Of the 8 within 15 km, look for 6 castles, a historic house and a ruins.
CastleBrahan Castle12 km away4CastleCastleAldourie Castle11 km away5
Historic houseRedcastle10 km away6
CastleKilcoy Castle11 km away7
CastleFairburn Tower10 km away8RuinsRuinsDavids Fort11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Beaufort Castle
Where is Beaufort Castle?
Beaufort Castle is 7.3 km south of Muir of Ord, Highland.
What is Beaufort Castle?
Castle near Beauly in Inverness-shire, northern Scotland.
When is the best time to visit Beaufort Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Muir of Ord, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Beaufort Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Beaufort Castle?
Within 15 km: Urquhart Castle (15 km), Moniack Castle (4.5 km), Brahan Castle (12 km) and Aldourie Castle (11 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 (4)
- Brahan Castle: W. Ritchie & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcastle: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcoy Castle: Webrazor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairburn Tower: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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