📌 Cock Bridge, Aberdeenshire
★★★
The whitewashed walls of Corgarff Castle give it a deceptively welcoming appearance as you approach through otherwise bleak countryside from the nearby car park. Originally built as a residence for Clan Forbes in the 16th century, the tower house’s remote but strategic location on a key north-south road through the Highlands led to its conversion into barracks for government troops in 1748, following the final Jacobite rebellion. Unlike many Historic Environment Scotland properties, Corgarff’s exterior is still intact, with various rooms decorated to show what life as a soldier would have been like. Cold, based on our visit…
🌍 Location
📌 Off the A939 at Cock Bridge
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 254087
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.162791,-3.234259
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park at 🧭 NJ 254089 / 🛰️ 57.165302,-3.234873
📝 Key info
⌚ Wednesday to Sunday, April to September
🎫 £8.50 adult / £5 child / free for Historic Environment Scotland members – discount for booking online
💬 From the car park it’s a 5-min walk uphill to the castle on a good track.
