Castles and History

Ballindalloch Castle (28 miles from Lossiemouth) and as also has acres of gardens, walks, childrens playground, a picnic area and also tea room.  www.ballindallochcastle.co.uk 

Aberdeenshire boasts to having more castles per acre than anywhere else in the Country.   www.castle-tours.co.uk 

Balmoral Castle is one of the Royal residences  in Scotland and is 65 miles from Lossiemouth.  www.balmoralcastle.com

Cawdor Castle is 30 miles from Lossiemouth and is the home to the Cawdor family and often has special events on throughout the year.  www.cawdorcastle.com

Culloden Moor Battlefield was the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745, its less than an hour from lossiemouth www.nts.org.uk

Urquhart Castle just south of Drumnadrochit, you can explore the pictureseque ruins of Urquhart Castle, one of the largest castels ever built in Scotland.   It also has a state of the art visitor centre.    www.urquhart-castle.co.uk