Delgatie Castle
Delgatie Castle is a castle and museum. Look for it 1.9 km east of Turriff. It holds the status of a category A listed building.
Castle near Turriff
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Turriff
Delgatie Castle is 1.9 km east of Turriff. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Turriff has 22 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Afternoons in Turriff are warmest in July and August, at 19°C.
Delgatie Castle
Articles on it exist in 10 languages. 7 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Fyvie Castle (11 km).
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 10 languages
- Town
- 1.9 km east of Turriff
- Official site
- delgatiecastle.com
Getting to Delgatie Castle
The map puts Delgatie Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases near Delgatie Castle
Home to 19,793 people, Peterhead is the largest of these 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Turriff
Macduff
Banff
Mintlaw
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Delgatie Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turriff | 1.9 km west of it | 4,609 | 2 |
| Macduff | 15 km north of it | 3,794 | 4 |
| Banff | 15 km northwest of it | 3,971 | 4 |
| Mintlaw | 25 km east of it | 2,832 | 3 |
| Huntly | 25 km southwest of it | 4,628 | 2 |
| Fraserburgh | 28 km northeast of it | 12,926 | 7 |
| Buckie | 36 km northwest of it | 9,059 | 0 |
| Peterhead | 37 km east of it | 19,793 | 3 |
Nearby, too
Around it, within 15 km, lie 7 more, including 3 castles, 2 museums and an aquarium.
CastleHatton Castle3.6 km away4
Museum · Historic Environment ScotlandDuff House14 km away5MuseumMuseumMuseum of Banff15 km away6AquariumAquariumMacduff Marine Aquarium15 km away7AttractionAttractionMacduff Distillery14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Delgatie Castle
Where is Delgatie Castle?
Delgatie Castle is 1.9 km east of Turriff, Aberdeenshire.
What is Delgatie Castle?
Castle and museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Delgatie Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Turriff, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Delgatie Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Delgatie Castle?
Within 15 km: Fyvie Castle (11 km), Craigston Castle (4.5 km), Hatton Castle (3.6 km) and Duff House (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.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Hatton Castle: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duff House: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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