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Moniack Castle

Moniack Castle is a category B listed building. Its setting is 6.9 km southeast of Muir of Ord. Close by, Inverness Cathedral is 11 km away, one of 16 within 15 km.

Where
6.9 km
southeast of Muir of Ord
How well known
Top 27%
#2,271 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Castle near Muir of Ord

Near Muir of Ord

Moniack Castle is 6.9 km southeast of Muir of Ord. Towns near it ↓

Category B listed building

On the official list of protected heritage. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

Highs of 17–19°C mark June to August in Muir of Ord.

Jan6° / 1°102 mm
Feb7° / 0°88 mm
Mar9° / 2°74 mm
Apr12° / 4°55 mm
May15° / 6°64 mm
Jun17° / 9°62 mm
Jul19° / 11°60 mm
Aug19° / 10°71 mm
Sep16° / 8°72 mm
Oct12° / 5°99 mm
Nov9° / 3°89 mm
Dec6° / 0°105 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Muir of Ord, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Muir of Ord. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Muir of Ord’s full climate →
About

Moniack Castle

Articles on it exist in 4 languages.

Muir of Ord’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Category B listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 4 languages
Town
6.9 km southeast of Muir of Ord
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Its place on the map

Orange: Moniack Castle.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns near Moniack Castle

Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 6.9 km northwest of it

Muir of Ord

2,832 people · 5 places to visit

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

There are 16 within 15 km, 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral among them.

1CathedralInverness Cathedral11 km away2Historic houseInverness Castle12 km away3CastleCastleBeaufort Castle4.5 km away4CastleCastleAldourie Castle8.1 km away5CastleBrahan Castle12 km away6Historic houseRedcastle6.7 km away7CastleKilcoy Castle8 km away8MuseumInverness Museum & Art Gallery12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Moniack Castle: questions

Where is Moniack Castle?

Moniack Castle is 6.9 km southeast of Muir of Ord, Highland.

What is Moniack Castle?

Category B listed building in Highland, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Moniack Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Muir of Ord, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Moniack Castle a listed building?

Yes: category B listed building.

What else is there to see near Moniack Castle?

Within 15 km: Inverness Cathedral (11 km), Inverness Castle (12 km), Beaufort Castle (4.5 km) and Aldourie Castle (8.1 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 (6)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.