Castle Forbes
You will find Castle Forbes 4.5 km northeast of Alford. Its status is a category B listed building. Add Craigievar Castle, 11 km away, to a visit; it leads 17 places within 15 km.
Castle near Alford
Just outside Alford
Castle Forbes is 4.5 km northeast of Alford. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
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.
Which month to go
The warmest months in Alford are July and August, with highs of 18–19°C.
Castle Forbes
It is written up in 5 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 4.5 km northeast of Alford
- Official site
- castle-forbes.com
Where it sits
Orange marks Castle Forbes, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Close to Castle Forbes
Nearby, 17 places within 15 km include 7 castles and a museum.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandCastle Fraser12 km away3
CastleDunnideer Castle9.1 km away4
CastleLeslie Castle6.1 km away5
CastleLickleyhead Castle4.6 km away6CastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandLeith Hall13 km away7
CastleCluny Castle9.3 km away8
MuseumAlford Valley Railway5.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Castle Forbes
Where is Castle Forbes?
Castle Forbes is 4.5 km northeast of Alford, Aberdeenshire.
What is Castle Forbes?
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Castle Forbes?
July and August are the warmest months in Alford, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Castle Forbes a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Castle Forbes?
Within 15 km: Craigievar Castle (11 km), Castle Fraser (12 km), Dunnideer Castle (9.1 km) and Leslie Castle (6.1 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 (7)
- Castle Forbes: Gilbert Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Fraser: Karora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunnideer Castle: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Castle: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lickleyhead Castle: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cluny Castle: Cosmolinzeegordon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alford Valley Railway: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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