Knockhall Castle
You will find Knockhall Castle 4.4 km southeast of Ellon. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Nearby, Tolquhon Castle (12 km) heads a list of 6 within 15 km.
Castle near Ellon
Just outside Ellon
Knockhall Castle is 4.4 km southeast of Ellon. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Ellon has 17 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
The warm months in Ellon are July and August, with 18–19°C highs.
Knockhall Castle
Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 4.4 km southeast of Ellon
Getting your bearings
Orange shows Knockhall Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Staying near Knockhall Castle
Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Around Knockhall Castle
Nearby, 6 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 gardens and a historic house.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Knockhall Castle, answered
Where is Knockhall Castle?
Knockhall Castle is 4.4 km southeast of Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
What is Knockhall Castle?
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Knockhall Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Ellon, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Knockhall Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Knockhall Castle?
Within 15 km: Tolquhon Castle (12 km), New Slains Castle (14 km), Old Slains Castle (6.9 km) and Haddo House (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 (1)
- Knockhall Castle: Ian Cleland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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