📌 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.
