Leslie Castle
You will find Leslie Castle 3.8 km southwest of Insch. It holds the status of a category B listed building. Top of the 15 other places within 15 km is Dunnideer Castle, 3.5 km off.
Castle near Insch
Just outside Insch
Leslie Castle is 3.8 km southwest of Insch. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Insch has 5 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Insch
The warm months in Insch are July and August, with 18–19°C highs.
Leslie Castle
Articles on it exist in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 3.8 km southwest of Insch
- Official site
- leslie-castle.com
The way to Leslie Castle
Orange is Leslie Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns close to Leslie Castle
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Compare the 2 towns
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also near Leslie Castle
Also close at hand are 5 castles, 2 museums and a fort, among 15 within 15 km.
CastleDunnideer Castle3.5 km away2CastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandLeith Hall7.7 km away3
CastleLickleyhead Castle3 km away4
CastleCastle Forbes6.1 km away5FortFortTap o' Noth hill fort12 km away6
CastleCastle of Balquhain13 km away7
MuseumGrampian Transport Museum9 km away8
MuseumAlford Valley Railway9.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Leslie Castle: common questions
Where is Leslie Castle?
Leslie Castle is 3.8 km southwest of Insch, Aberdeenshire.
What is Leslie Castle?
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Leslie Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Insch, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Leslie Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Leslie Castle?
Within 15 km: Dunnideer Castle (3.5 km), Leith Hall (7.7 km), Lickleyhead Castle (3 km) and Castle Forbes (6.1 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 (7)
- Leslie Castle: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunnideer Castle: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lickleyhead Castle: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Forbes: Gilbert Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle of Balquhain: Greg Stringham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grampian Transport Museum: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alford Valley Railway: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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