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You can’t visit the castle but there is a great coffee shop/restaurant and beautiful walled garden

A lovely property with a spacious park. A lovely place to stop for a rest. More information at National Trust Scotland https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/brodie-castle

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Nelson's Tower can be reached via beautiful forest paths. From the top you have a beautiful view of Findhorn Bay.

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The castle was first mentioned in documents in 1160, the current building dates from 1567. The small, pretty castle is worth a visit, as are the parks. There is a café right next to the castle. There is a rather elegant and large shop, Brodie Countryfair, with a large restaurant on the street by the car park. The restaurant also offers smaller meals and we can highly recommend it.

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Bridge over the Avon from 1745, where a military road used to lead. Here is also the entrance gate with tower house to Ballindalloch Castle

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Lovely cafe with home baking open certain days - please check.

The ancestral seat of the earls of Moray Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority. He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.

Gordon Castle is a country house located near Fochabers in the parish of Bellie in Moray, Scotland. It was the principal seat of the Dukes of Gordon and was originally called Bog-of-Gight. The six-storey medieval tower dates from 1498 and in the late 18th century it was incorporated into the centre of a huge Neoclassical house. The castle was used as a military hospital during the First World War, and in 1954 all but the central tower and the east wing pavilion were demolished due to dry rot. The castle is now very much a business with something for everyone. It has one of the oldest and largest walled kitchen gardens in Britain, cafe, children's play and shop. There is have luxury castle accommodation, cottages, fishing and country pursuits. It is a popular wedding venue.

Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.

Visited on a Saturday, and the ruin was surprisingly big once inside with many stairs and rooms. Limited parking, but there is also way-marked paths from Dufftown, so can be incorporated into a longer walk. The ruin is maintained by Historic Scotland.

Free to explore and a small car park just a short walk from the castle.

Very nicely maintained and a gigantic garden area

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Duffus castle is the remainder of what would have been a massive castle in its day when it was built in the 1300s. Thanks to a slipping wall it fell oyt of use in the 1400s.today you can still wander the grounds and ponder the history of the place while reading the various helpful information boards.

Ballindalloch Castle has been the home of the Macpherson-Grant family since it was built in 1542. It was built as a fortress and a family home, protected on two sides by the river. The castle was sacked in the Scottish Civil War but re-built soon after. Several extensions and modifications have happened over the years, the most major being the addition of two new wings in the 18th century and then the transformation from a fortress to a Victorian manor in the mid 1800's. The castle is open for visitors from April to September each year. Paid entry.

Set within rolling Moray countryside, Brodie Castle has been home to the Brodie clan for over 400 years. The turreted castle, looked after today by the National Trust for Scotland, boasts architecture from across the centuries and a fine collection of furniture and artwork. The grounds feature a Playful Garden and 400 varieties of daffodil. NTS membership or ticket required for entry to the house and garden.

A small car park next to the castle allows easy access. Free to visit there is a couple of paths to walk along and up to the castle. The walled garden also offers a good spot to view the structure.

There is a small car park at the end of the track, and then it’s a short walk to the castle. Access is free, and you can walk all through the ruins.

Note that in summer 2022 the castle is closed, but can still be viewed from the outside. Check Historic Scotland's website for updates.

Nelson’s Tower stands proudly on Cluny Hill, overlooking the town of Forres. You can make a donation to climb the tower and are afforded spellbinding views from the top. The tower was built in 1806 as a memorial to Admiral Lord Nelson. The canons at the entrance are supposedly from the fleet at the bombardment of Alexandria. For more information, visit: https://forresheritage.co.uk/nelsons-tower.

Ballindalloch Castle is known as the ‘Pearl of the North’ due to its elegance and fine position on the banks of the River Avon, a short distance from its junction with the River Spey. Ballindalloch was completed in 1546 and is one of the few private castles in Scotland that has been lived in continuously by the family which founded it, the Macpherson-Grants.