Darnaway Castle
Darnaway Castle lies 3.8 km southwest of Forres. Officially, it is a category A listed building. Add Brodie Castle, 3.1 km away, to a visit; it leads 12 places within 15 km.
Castle near Forres
Just outside Forres
Darnaway Castle is 3.8 km southwest of Forres. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Forres has 171 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
From June to August, Forres sees highs of 17–19°C.
Darnaway Castle
It has articles in 7 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 3.8 km southwest of Forres
The area around Darnaway Castle
On this map, Darnaway Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
Home to 24,617 people, Elgin is the largest of these 4. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Forres
Nairn
Elgin
Lossiemouth
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Darnaway Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forres | 3.8 km northeast of it | 9,290 | 10 |
| Nairn | 11 km west of it | 9,576 | 2 |
| Elgin | 24 km east of it | 24,617 | 9 |
| Lossiemouth | 28 km northeast of it | 6,654 | 3 |
Worth adding to a visit
Within 15 km are 12 places, among them 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 museums.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandBrodie Castle3.1 km away2
Abbey or prioryKinloss Abbey9.6 km away3Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryPluscarden Abbey15 km away4
CastleRait Castle10 km away5
CastleBlervie Castle7.9 km away6MuseumMuseumMorayvia10 km away7AttractionAttractionRodney's Stone2.8 km away8MuseumMuseumDallas Dhu Historic Distillery4.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Darnaway Castle: what to know
Where is Darnaway Castle?
Darnaway Castle is 3.8 km southwest of Forres, Moray.
What is Darnaway Castle?
Castle in Moray, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Darnaway Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Forres, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Darnaway Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Darnaway Castle?
Within 15 km: Brodie Castle (3.1 km), Kinloss Abbey (9.6 km), Pluscarden Abbey (15 km) and Rait Castle (10 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)
- Darnaway Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodie Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinloss Abbey: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rait Castle: Jean Aldridge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blervie Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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