Fetteresso Castle
Fetteresso Castle lies 1 km west of Stonehaven. On the official register, it is a category B listed building. A short trip away is Dunnottar Castle, 4.2 km off, the first of 9 within 15 km.
Castle near Stonehaven
Just outside Stonehaven
Fetteresso Castle is 1 km west of Stonehaven. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Stonehaven has 163 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
The warm months in Stonehaven are July and August, with 18°C highs.
Fetteresso Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 1 km west of Stonehaven
Where to find Fetteresso Castle
The numbers show what else is near Fetteresso Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which towns are near Fetteresso Castle
By population, Stonehaven leads the 5 with 11,164. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Stonehaven
Newtonhill
Portlethen
Cove Bay
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Fetteresso Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehaven | 1 km east of it | 11,164 | 6 |
| Newtonhill | 10 km northeast of it | 3,182 | 1 |
| Portlethen | 14 km northeast of it | 8,965 | 3 |
| Cove Bay | 19 km northeast of it | 7,926 | 12 |
| Laurencekirk | 19 km southwest of it | 3,276 | 1 |
Also near Fetteresso Castle
3 castles, 2 attractions and a museum are among the 9 within 15 km.
CastleDunnottar Castle4.2 km away2
MuseumTolbooth Museum3.5 km away3
CastleMuchalls Castle8 km away4
CastleTilquhillie Castle15 km away5
Heritage railwayRoyal Deeside Railway15 km away6AttractionAttractionStonehaven Open Air Pool3.5 km away7Theme parkTheme parkThe Den & the Glen14 km away8AttractionAttractionStonehaven and District War Memorial3.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Fetteresso Castle
Where is Fetteresso Castle?
Fetteresso Castle is 1 km west of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
What is Fetteresso Castle?
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Fetteresso Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Stonehaven, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Fetteresso Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Fetteresso Castle?
Within 15 km: Dunnottar Castle (4.2 km), Tolbooth Museum (3.5 km), Muchalls Castle (8 km) and Tilquhillie Castle (15 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 (6)
- Fetteresso Castle: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunnottar Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolbooth Museum: Panama1958, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muchalls Castle: Anlace at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tilquhillie Castle: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Deeside Railway: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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