Craigievar Castle
Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°10′00″ N 2°43′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 218 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport32 km
- DND Dundee Airport82 km
About Craigievar Castle
Craigievar Castle is a historic site. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Craigievar Hill and Mill Maud.
Climate of Craigievar Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 84 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (90 mm)
- Driest month
- April (56 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 60 | 64 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 90 | 84 | 76 |
How to get to Craigievar Castle
The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 38 km to the east.
Airports
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 32 kmeast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 82 kmsouth
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 90 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 38 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 79 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 138 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 173 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 254 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Craigievar Castle
Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 2,141 natural sites, 359 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km265 places
- Balbithan Island Island 24 kmE
- Loch of Skene Lake 22 kmE
- Loch Kinord Lake 16 kmSW
- Loch Davan Lake 15 kmSW
25–60 km1,097 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 53 kmNW
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 59 kmN
- Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 47 kmE
- Aberdeen Beach Beach 39 kmE
60–100 km1,225 places
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 70 kmNW
- Mugdrum Island Island 97 kmS
- Keith Inch Island 68 kmNE
- Moncreiffe Island Island 97 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Craigievar Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire1 km NW
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Mill Maud Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.9 km S
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Corse Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.4 km SW
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Wester Leochel Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.6 km W
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Lynturk Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.6 km N
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Benaquhallie Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.9 km E
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Carnaveron Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.2 km N
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Kirk Hill Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.4 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
More sights in Aberdeenshire
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Castle of Hallforest Historic site, Aberdeenshire22 km E -
Fetternear House Historic site, Aberdeenshire18 km NE
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Castle of Dunnideer Historic site, Aberdeenshire21 km N
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Tilquhillie Castle Historic site, Aberdeenshire21 km SE
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Knock Castle Historic site, Aberdeenshire26 km SW
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Braemar Castle Historic site, Aberdeenshire44 km W
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