Inverugie Castle
The site of Inverugie Castle is 800 m northwest of Peterhead. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Close by, New Slains Castle is 12 km away, one of 6 within 15 km.
Castle near Peterhead
Just outside Peterhead
Inverugie Castle is 800 m northwest of Peterhead. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Peterhead has 179 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
For warmth in Peterhead, choose July and August (17–18°C).
Inverugie Castle
Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 800 m northwest of Peterhead
Its place on the map
Orange shows Inverugie Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from Inverugie Castle
The most populous of the 3 is Peterhead, at 19,793. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Inverugie Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterhead | 800 m southeast of it | 19,793 | 3 |
| Mintlaw | 10 km west of it | 2,832 | 3 |
| Fraserburgh | 21 km northwest of it | 12,926 | 7 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Nearby, too
Choose from 6 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDeer Abbey13 km away3MuseumMuseumArbuthnot Museum3.5 km away4
MuseumAberdeenshire Farming Museum12 km away5MuseumMuseumPeterhead Prison Museum4.4 km away6MuseumMuseumAberdeenshire Museums Discovery Centre11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Inverugie Castle: common questions
Where is Inverugie Castle?
Inverugie Castle is 800 m northwest of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
What is Inverugie Castle?
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Inverugie Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Peterhead, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Inverugie Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Inverugie Castle?
Within 15 km: New Slains Castle (12 km), Deer Abbey (13 km), Arbuthnot Museum (3.5 km) and Aberdeenshire Farming Museum (12 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 (3)
- Inverugie Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deer Abbey: Deacon of Pndapetzim at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdeenshire Farming Museum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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