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Farnell Castle

Set 4.1 km southeast of Brechin is Farnell Castle. The register lists it as a category A listed building. Top of the 30 other places within 15 km is Brechin Cathedral, 5.4 km off.

Where
4.1 km
southeast of Brechin
How well known
Top 34%
#2,866 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Castle near Brechin

Just outside Brechin

Farnell Castle is 4.1 km southeast of Brechin. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Brechin has 172 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Brechin peak at 17–19°C, June to August.

Jan6° / 0°81 mm
Feb7° / 0°59 mm
Mar9° / 2°55 mm
Apr12° / 4°53 mm
May14° / 5°61 mm
Jun17° / 8°68 mm
Jul19° / 10°79 mm
Aug19° / 10°78 mm
Sep17° / 8°59 mm
Oct13° / 5°94 mm
Nov9° / 2°94 mm
Dec6° / 0°78 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Brechin, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Brechin. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Brechin’s full climate →
About

Farnell Castle

Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Brechin’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Category A listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
4.1 km southeast of Brechin
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Farnell Castle at a glance

Find Farnell Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 4.1 km northwest of it

Brechin

7,180 people · 9 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 30 places, among them 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

1CathedralBrechin Cathedral5.4 km away2Historic houseKinnaird Castle1.9 km away3Historic houseBrechin Castle5.2 km away4CastleCastleMelgund Castle7.8 km away5CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdzell Castle14 km away6Abbey or prioryArbroath Abbey14 km away7CastleColliston Castle9.1 km away8CastleCastleGuthrie Castle8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Farnell Castle

Where is Farnell Castle?

Farnell Castle is 4.1 km southeast of Brechin, Angus.

What is Farnell Castle?

Castle in Angus, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Farnell Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Brechin, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Farnell Castle a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Farnell Castle?

Within 15 km: Brechin Cathedral (5.4 km), Kinnaird Castle (1.9 km), Brechin Castle (5.2 km) and Melgund Castle (7.8 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.