What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Beldorney Castle as Country House (mid 16th Century) - (mid 17th Century) (1550), Tower House (mid 16th Century) (1550)-(1575). 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.
Beldorney Castle was built by the Gordon family in the mid-16th century and served as a stronghold and residence for this influential Scottish noble family. It is remembered for its historical association with the Gords and its role in the regional power dynamics of northeast Scotland.
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Places near here
Beldorney CottagesCottage(s) (period Unassigned) · 181 yd
Beldorney, Keeper's CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 184 yd
Walla' Kirk GraveyardBurial Enclosure (19th Century), Burial Ground (medieval), Church (medieval), Holy Well (medieval) · 524 yd
Hill of DumeathMountain / peak · 882 yd
Gallows HillBuilding(s) (period Unassigned)(possible), Clearance Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Field Boundary(s) (period Unassigned), Track(s) (period Unassigned) · 932 yd
Haugh of Glass War MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
Grumack HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Bellyhack WoodForest · 4.4 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Cabrach WWI War Memorial CairnMemorial · 4.5 mi
Scug WoodForest · 4.5 mi
Auchindoun CastleFort (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 4.6 mi
King's HaughCastle (medieval)(possible), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned) · 5.5 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0