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Auchindoun Castle

Located in Moray, Scotland Coordinates: 57°25′20″ N 3°05′14″ W

Map showing the location of Auchindoun Castle Auchindoun Castle
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
302 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dufftown
3.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport59 km
INV Inverness Airport59 km

About Auchindoun Castle

Auchindoun Castle is a mountain. Location: Moray, Scotland. Elevation: 302 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Ben Main and The Scalp.

Climate of Auchindoun Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (97 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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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Climate of Auchindoun Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)966774596363637583979184

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Auchindoun Castle

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 67 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 59 kmsoutheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 59 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 67 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 164 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 188 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 288 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Auchindoun Castle

Within 100 km: 74 historic and cultural sites, 2,517 natural sites, 464 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km249 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 14 kmNW
  • Heathery Isle Island 10 kmNW
  • Island Roary Island 15 kmW

25–60 km947 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 49 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 35 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 35 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 57 kmW

60–100 km1,859 places

  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 67 kmE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 68 kmSE
  • Moy Island Island 88 kmW
  • Keith Inch Island 80 kmE

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