Tap o' Noth hill fort
Set 11 km south of Huntly is Tap o' Noth hill fort. Its status is a scheduled monument. 8 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Huntly Castle (12 km).
Fort near Huntly
Near Huntly
Tap o' Noth hill fort is 11 km south of Huntly. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Huntly has 71 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
The warm months in Huntly are July and August, with 18–19°C highs.
Tap o' Noth hill fort
It has articles in 8 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 11 km south of Huntly
The map
Orange: Tap o' Noth hill fort.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NRS locality 2022
Towns near Tap o' Noth hill fort
Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Around Tap o' Noth hill fort
Within 15 km are 8 places, among them 5 castles, a museum and a fort.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandHuntly Castle12 km away2CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandKildrummy Castle13 km away3CastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandLeith Hall5.7 km away4
CastleDunnideer Castle13 km away5
CastleLeslie Castle12 km away6MuseumMuseumInsch Connection Museum15 km away7FortFortHill of Dunnideer13 km away8Wildlife parkWildlife parkHuntly Falconry Centre12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Tap o' Noth hill fort
Where is Tap o' Noth hill fort?
Tap o' Noth hill fort is 11 km south of Huntly, Aberdeenshire.
What is Tap o' Noth hill fort?
Hillfort in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Tap o' Noth hill fort?
July and August are the warmest months in Huntly, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Tap o' Noth hill fort a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Tap o' Noth hill fort?
Within 15 km: Huntly Castle (12 km), Kildrummy Castle (13 km), Leith Hall (5.7 km) and Dunnideer Castle (13 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)
- Huntly Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunnideer Castle: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Castle: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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