• The Sounds of Fraser – our newly installed sound interpretation, based on historic research, adds background atmosphere to each room.
  • Castle Fraser is the most elaborate Z-plan castle in Scotland and one of the grandest 'Castles of Mar'. It is located near Kemnay in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland.
  • Approximately 30 kilometres from Aberdeen is the impressive Castle Fraser, one of Scotland’s most illustrious structures.
  • Beautiful and imposing, the core of Castle Fraser was built in the 1450s and is still one the largest tower houses in Scotland.
  • The sixth Laird of Fraser, Michael Fraser, began building Castle Fraser in 1575, and it was finished in 1636.
  • A scattered and less powerful Fraser family meant that Castle Fraser would slowly fall to ruin over the next few centuries under the upkeep of several successive...
  • Castle Fraser remained in Fraser’s ownership until 1921 when it was bought by the 1st Viscount Cowdray for his son, Hon.
  • Impressive and well preserved, Castle Fraser is a tall and massive Z-plan tower house, mostly dating from between 1575 and 1636.
  • Built between 1575 and 1636 by the 6th laird, Michael Fraser, Castle Fraser is the most elaborate Z-plan castle in Scotland.
  • Continue reading to find out where Castle Fraser is, how to get there, some history of the castle and opening times!