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Midmar Castle

📍 Aberdeenshire, Scotland

3.5 ★★★½ 70 reviews

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Midmar Castle is a 16th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Westhill and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of Echt. The castle was built for George Gordon of Midmar and Abergeldie between 1565 and 1575, and was constructed by the stonemason and architect George Bell. The castle is protected as a category A listed building.

Built around 1575, attributed to the Bell family of master masons who also built Castle Fraser and Crathes Castle. A superb Z-plan tower house with round towers and a magnificent great hall. The design represents the peak of northeast Scottish castle architecture. Private residence on a wooded estate near Echt. One of several 'Castles of Mar' on the Castle Trail.