Findlater Castle and other days out from Buckie
Buckie has no place to visit of its own on our list, and none within 5 km of its edge. A day out takes you to Findlater Castle, 12 km away. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 10 castles and a museum.
Map view
The map numbers 6 places, in the order of the tiles below.
Buckie is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Grouped by kind
11 of the 12 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Buckie. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for: 3 by Historic Environment Scotland and 1 by the National Trust for Scotland (Huntly Castle, Spynie Palace, Duff House and Leith Hall).
All of them, one by one
Each of the 12 is within 40 km.
What is in or close to Buckie comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings are on Buckie’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Buckie →
Out of town
A day out within 40 km offers 12 places; these are the best known.
2Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandHuntly Castle27 km southeastCastle3CastleGordon Castle9.4 km southwest
4Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSpynie Palace19 km west
5CastleDuffus Castle24 km westCastle6CastleBalvenie Castle26 km south
Museum · Historic Environment ScotlandDuff House27 km eastCastleCastleBallindalloch Castle38 km southwestCastleCastleDelgatie Castle36 km southeastCastleCastleFordyce Castle13 km east
Abbey or prioryGreyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin21 km westCastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandLeith Hall37 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
Questions before you go to Buckie
Does Buckie have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Buckie.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Buckie?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Huntly Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 27 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Buckie?
Within 40 km: Findlater Castle (12 km), Huntly Castle (27 km), Gordon Castle (9.4 km), Spynie Palace (19 km).
Where are Buckie’s historic buildings listed?
Buckie has 22 listed buildings, 1 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Buckie when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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
- Spynie Palace: George Reid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duffus Castle: van de Beek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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