Castles · Scottish Highlands
Asloun Castle
Asloun Castle — castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Asloun Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.2227°, -2.7585°.
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Heritage listing
Asloun Castle is the remains of a 16th-century Z-plan castle located 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Alford, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, of which only one tower survives. It is just east of Castleton of Asloun, and north of the Strow burn. The castle is also known as Asloon Castle. It is designated a protected scheduled monument.
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From the Wikipedia article
Asloun Castle is the remains of a 16th-century Z-plan castle located 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Alford, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, of which only one tower survives. It is just east of Castleton of Asloun, and north of the Strow burn. The castle is also known as Asloon Castle. It is designated a protected scheduled monument.
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Background
Architecture
The tower, which is three storeys high, has an entrance on the south side that served as the principal entrance to the castle. It was the south-east tower of the castle and contained a turnpike stair to the first floor. The ground floor of the hall was stone-vaulted. There are round gun loops in the basement of the tower, while there are quirked roll mouldings on openings on upper levels. The upper floor of the tower appears to have provided private accommodation, accessible only from the main castle. This accommodation was lit by a large window. There are two recesses for armorials, both now empty: one over the entrance and the other above a first-floor slit window.
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- Coordinates
- 57.2227, -2.7585
- District
- Aberdeenshire
- Postcode
- AB33 8NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gordon and Buchan
Sources
- wikidata: Q17985630 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Asloun Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Asloun Castle - geograph.org.uk - 494936.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Asloun Castle?
- Asloun Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB33 8NR).
- Is Asloun Castle a listed building?
- Asloun Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Does Asloun Castle charge admission?
- Asloun Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Asloun Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB33 8NR. It sits within the Gordon and Buchan parliamentary constituency.