Duffus Castle
Head 3.4 km northwest of Elgin for Duffus Castle. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Spynie Palace, 4.4 km away, leads the 11 other places within 15 km.
Castle near Elgin
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 Elgin
Duffus Castle is 3.4 km northwest of Elgin. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Elgin has 243 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Warm weather in Elgin runs June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
Duffus Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 10 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 10 languages
- Town
- 3.4 km northwest of Elgin
Entry, hours, address
The area around Duffus Castle
Orange shows Duffus Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns near Duffus Castle
Elgin is the biggest of the 6 bases nearby (24,617 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Elgin
Lossiemouth
Forres
Buckie
Places to add to Duffus Castle
Within 15 km you can add 3 abbeys or priories, 2 castles and 2 cathedrals.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSpynie Palace4.4 km away2
Abbey or prioryGreyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin5.4 km away3
CastleElgin Castle5 km away4Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryPluscarden Abbey11 km away5
MuseumElgin Museum5.3 km away6
Abbey or prioryKinloss Abbey14 km away7
CathedralSpynie Cathedral4.3 km away8CathedralCathedral · Historic Environment ScotlandElgin Cathedral5.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Duffus Castle
Where is Duffus Castle?
Duffus Castle is 3.4 km northwest of Elgin, Moray.
What is Duffus Castle?
Castle in Moray, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Duffus Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Elgin, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Duffus Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Duffus Castle?
Within 15 km: Spynie Palace (4.4 km), Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin (5.4 km), Elgin Castle (5 km) and Pluscarden Abbey (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 (7)
- Duffus Castle: van de Beek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spynie Palace: George Reid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elgin Castle: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elgin Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinloss Abbey: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spynie Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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