📌 Ballater, Aberdeenshire
★★

Deeside has several famous castles but Knock Castle near Ballater is very much off the beaten track. Hidden away in between areas of forest and a bit of a walk from the nearest parking spot, this four-storey tower house dates to the late 16th century and you can still carefully poke around inside. This is a pleasingly quiet and atmospheric place with none of the bluster of nearby Balmoral Castle.

🌍 Location

📌 Off the B976 2 mi west of Ballater

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 352952

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.042876,-3.069107

❌ No public transport within 1 mi

🚗 Space to park at track junction just east of Dalliefour Farm, 🧭 NO 360949 / 🛰️ 57.041154,-3.056319

📝 Key info

⌚ Always open

🎫 Free

💬 From the track junction above it’s a 15-min walk (each way) to the castle ( Easy). Follow the B976 right (east), eventually curving left and then right to reach a junction of five roads / tracks. Take the track on the right, uphill through forest and then across a field. The castle is on the right, reached by a grassy path.

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