Douneside House
This country house has been developed to provide an impressive range of facilities, with…
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A fairytale castle, the Great Tower was completed in 1626, and is a fine example of Scottish Baronial architecture. The collection includes family portraits and 17th and 18th century furniture. There are extensive wooded grounds with a waymarked trail. There is also a Victorian kitchen garden and a Scottish glen garden.
Facilities – at a glance
Assist dogs allowed
Suitable for all child ages
Features
Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
Facilities
- Parking onsite
Accessibility
- Facilities: Phone to arrange touch tours , lightweight folding chairs on request, disabled parking beside castle
Opening times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Grounds open daily all year, sunrise to sunset. Castle open 30 Mar-Jun & Sep-Oct, Fri-Tue 10.30-5; Jul-Aug, daily 10.30-5 (last admission 4.10). Guided tours only
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About the area
Discover Aberdeenshire
Visitors to Aberdeenshire with any kind of interest in history are in for a treat. There are more castles to the acre in Aberdeenshire than anywhere else in Britain. They range from evocative ruins to lonely tower houses, from well-kept baronial strongholds to royal palaces. Four notable castles worth factoring into your itinerary are Dunnottar, Fyvie, Huntly and Tolquhon.
At Buchan Ness you’ll find yourself at the easternmost point of Scotland. From here you can follow the coast further down this stunning north-east shoulder of Scotland south to Peterhead, once an important whaling community. Beyond it is Aberdeen, where the eastern spur of the Grampians gives way to the North Sea, and two famous salmon rivers, the Don and the Dee, reach the end of their spectacular journey.
Heading west out of Scotland’s granite city, you are soon in a magical world of heather moorland, rolling hills and densely wooded valleys, cut by meandering rivers and picturesque lochs. It is here that you can discover the staggering number of castles and ancient strongholds. However, it’s not all palaces and ruins. Bottlenose dolphins are an everyday sight in the Moray Firth and off the Aberdeenshire coast so grab your binoculars and head to the shores.
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