Blairfindy Castle
The 16th century ruin of Blairfindy Castle is found at Castletown, half a mile from The Glenlivet Distillery. Following a major project to conserve and stabilise the structure, this Scheduled Ancient Monument is now accessible to visitors.
The castle was built in 1564 as a fortified tower house by John Gordon of the Huntly family, then used as hunting seat after it passed to the Earls of Huntly in 1586. Following the Battle of Culloden ion 1746, it was burned down by government troops and has remained ruined and unoccupied since then.
The project to stabilise Blairfindy Castle took place in 2019, funded through the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Landscape Partnership, a programme supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Parking is available at The Glenlivet Distillery then follow the waymarked path half a mile to the castle. For disabled people only, there are 2 parking spaces at the castle.
The 16th century ruin of Blairfindy Castle is found at Castletown, half a mile from The Glenlivet Distillery. Following a major project to conserve and stabilise the structure, this Scheduled Ancient Monument is now accessible to visitors.
The castle was built in 1564 as a fortified tower house by John Gordon of the Huntly family, then used as hunting seat after it passed to the Earls of Huntly in 1586. Following the Battle of Culloden ion 1746, it was burned down by government troops and has remained ruined and unoccupied since then.
The project to stabilise Blairfindy Castle took place in 2019, funded through the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Landscape Partnership, a programme supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Parking is available at The Glenlivet Distillery then follow the waymarked path half a mile to the castle. For disabled people only, there are 2 parking spaces at the castle.
