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Historic site

Castle of Hallforest

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°13′44″ N 2°22′15″ W

Castle of Hallforest
Andrew Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Kintore
1.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
65 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport11 km
DND Dundee Airport95 km

About Castle of Hallforest

Castle of Hallforest is a historic site. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Hallforest Castle is a keep, one of the oldest in Scotland, as it dates from the 14th century. It is about a mile and a half from Kintore, in Aberdeenshire. Alternative names are Castle of Hallforrest, Hall Forest Castle or simply Hallforrest.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Castle of Hallforest

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (77 mm)
Driest month
April (51 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Castle of Hallforest
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°14°16°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)755257515454596569777668

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Castle of Hallforest

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 11 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 19 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 11 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 95 kmsouthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 19 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 92 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 151 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 191 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 256 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Castle of Hallforest

Within 100 km: 71 historic and cultural sites, 1,622 natural sites, 273 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 2 kmNE
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 25 kmE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 20 kmSE
  • Doocot Rock Island 25 kmNE

25–60 km735 places

  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 57 kmNW
  • Keith Inch Island 47 kmNE
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 60 kmNW
  • The Donnons Island 38 kmNE

60–100 km1,037 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 62 kmNW
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 77 kmNW
  • Island of Clunie Island 98 kmSW
  • Island Roary Island 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kintore Village, Aberdeenshire
    1.8 km NE
  • Cottown Village, Aberdeenshire
    0.7 km W
  • Kemnay Village, Aberdeenshire
    4.5 km W
  • Drumshalloch Village, Aberdeenshire
    1 km NW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources