Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle is a historic house 3.2 km southeast of Brechin. It is protected as a category B listed building. Look also at Brechin Cathedral, 4.8 km away, first of 25 more within 15 km.
Historic house near Brechin
Just outside Brechin
Kinnaird Castle is 3.2 km southeast of Brechin. Towns near it ↓
Category B 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
June to August are the warmest in Brechin, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.
Kinnaird Castle
Articles on it exist in 4 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 3.2 km southeast of Brechin
- Official site
- southesk.co.uk
The map
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Kinnaird Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Kinnaird Castle, by distance
Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Make a day of it near Kinnaird Castle
Among the 25 within 15 km are 5 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
CathedralBrechin Cathedral4.8 km away2
Historic houseBrechin Castle4.6 km away3CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdzell Castle13 km away4
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHouse of Dun4.5 km away5CastleCastleMelgund Castle8.8 km away6CastleCastleFarnell Castle1.9 km away7
CastleEthie Castle12 km away8
CastleColliston Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Kinnaird Castle: what to know
Where is Kinnaird Castle?
Kinnaird Castle is 3.2 km southeast of Brechin, Angus.
What is Kinnaird Castle?
Castle in Angus, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Kinnaird Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Brechin, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Kinnaird Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Kinnaird Castle?
Within 15 km: Brechin Cathedral (4.8 km), Brechin Castle (4.6 km), Edzell Castle (13 km) and House of Dun (4.5 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)
- Kinnaird Castle: George Washington Wilson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brechin Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brechin Castle: Kylemunro1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- House of Dun: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethie Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colliston Castle: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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