What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Avochie Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Avochie Castle is a medieval tower house located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and was likely built in the 16th century by the Gordon family, a powerful and influential clan in the region. The castle is remembered for its historical association with the Gords and as an example of early defensive architecture in northeast Scotland.
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Places near here
Avochie Home FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 344 yd
MidploughEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 354 yd
North TillytarmontFarmhouse (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval) · 737 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4742689.jpg?width=1280)
The Ringing StoneRecumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1160 yd
Cumrie PlantationForest · 1.3 mi
DaughCastle (period Unknown)(possible), Chapel (period Unknown)(possible), Farmhouse (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval) · 1.9 mi
Hill of KinnoirMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
OrdiquhillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
The Bin ForestForest · 2.6 mi
Truttle StonesNamed rock · 3.6 mi
Huntly CastleCastle (medieval), Motte and Bailey (medieval) · 3.6 mi
Huntly, Deveron Road, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 4.0 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0