Castles · Scottish Highlands
Cushnie Castle
Cushnie Castle — castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Stanley Howe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cushnie Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.1874°, -2.7960°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cushnie Castle was a 16th-century tower house, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near Cushnie Burn, in the Glen of Cushnie. Cushnie Lodge is a later construction, dating from 1707.
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Background
History
The land had been held by the Cusnie family from the 12th century or earlier. The Leslies acquired it by marriage early in the 14th century, before passing to the Lumsdens in 1628,
Architecture
There are few remains of the original castle, apart from a vault. Cushnie Lodge is a two-storey, L-plan tower house. It is harled, and has corbie-stepped gables. There is a roll-moulded doorway in the re-entrant angle. The house was altered in the 19th century.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.1874, -2.7960
- District
- Aberdeenshire
- Postcode
- AB33 8LH
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Sources
- wikidata: Q79805172 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cushnie Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cushnie Castle?
- Cushnie Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB33 8LH).
- Does Cushnie Castle charge admission?
- Cushnie Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Cushnie Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB33 8LH. It sits within the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine parliamentary constituency.