Tilquhillie Castle
Tilquhillie Castle is a castle near Banchory in Aberdeenshire. It is on the official list as a category A listed building. Our list has 12 more places within 15 km; first among them is Crathes Castle, at 2.9 km.
Castle near Banchory
Just outside Banchory
Tilquhillie Castle is 2 km southeast of Banchory. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Banchory has 22 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Expect highs of 17–19°C in Banchory from June to August.
Tilquhillie Castle
Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 2 km southeast of Banchory
Where Tilquhillie Castle is
Find Tilquhillie Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which towns are near Tilquhillie Castle
Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Banchory
While you are near Tilquhillie Castle
12 more lie within 15 km, 5 castles, a heritage railway and a historic house among them.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandCrathes Castle2.9 km away2
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandDrum Castle9.8 km away3
Heritage railwayRoyal Deeside Railway2.8 km away4CastleCastleMidmar Castle11 km away5
CastleFetteresso Castle15 km away6CastleCastleDrumtochty Castle14 km away7Historic houseHistoric houseKincardine Castle13 km away8MuseumMuseumBanchory Museum3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Tilquhillie Castle
Where is Tilquhillie Castle?
Tilquhillie Castle is 2 km southeast of Banchory, Aberdeenshire.
What is Tilquhillie Castle?
Castle near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Tilquhillie Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Banchory, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Tilquhillie Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Tilquhillie Castle?
Within 15 km: Crathes Castle (2.9 km), Drum Castle (9.8 km), Royal Deeside Railway (2.8 km) and Midmar Castle (11 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 (5)
- Tilquhillie Castle: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crathes Castle: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drum Castle: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Deeside Railway: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fetteresso Castle: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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