Brahan Castle
Set 3.8 km north of Muir of Ord is Brahan Castle. A short trip away is Castle Leod, 5.4 km off, the first of 13 within 15 km. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages.
Castle near Muir of Ord
Just outside Muir of Ord
Brahan Castle is 3.8 km north of Muir of Ord. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Afternoons in Muir of Ord peak at 17–19°C, June to August.
Brahan Castle
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 3.8 km north of Muir of Ord
Getting to Brahan Castle
Orange shows Brahan Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which town is nearest
In size, Inverness comes first of the 8, with 48,257 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Muir of Ord
Dingwall
Inverness
Alness
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Brahan Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muir of Ord | 3.8 km south of it | 2,832 | 5 |
| Dingwall | 4.9 km northeast of it | 5,274 | 9 |
| Inverness | 19 km southeast of it | 48,257 | 12 |
| Alness | 21 km northeast of it | 5,940 | 3 |
| Smithton | 22 km southeast of it | 2,905 | 14 |
| Westhill | 22 km southeast of it | 5,681 | 13 |
| Milton of Leys | 22 km southeast of it | 3,168 | 9 |
| Culloden | 22 km east of it | 3,699 | 12 |
Combine it with these
Nearby, 13 places within 15 km include 6 castles, a historic house and a museum.
CastleCastle Leod5.4 km away2
CastleFairburn Tower4.8 km away3
CastleDingwall Castle Folly6 km away4CastleCastleBeaufort Castle12 km away5
CastleKilcoy Castle7.3 km away6
Historic houseRedcastle8.8 km away7CastleCastleMoniack Castle12 km away8MuseumMuseumHighland Museum of Childhood4.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Brahan Castle
Where is Brahan Castle?
Brahan Castle is 3.8 km north of Muir of Ord, Highland.
What is Brahan Castle?
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Brahan Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Muir of Ord, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Brahan Castle?
Within 15 km: Castle Leod (5.4 km), Fairburn Tower (4.8 km), Dingwall Castle Folly (6 km) and Beaufort Castle (12 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 (6)
- Brahan Castle: W. Ritchie & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Leod: Colin Hepburn from Sale, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairburn Tower: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dingwall Castle Folly: QuintusPetillius, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcoy Castle: Webrazor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcastle: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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