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Aldourie Castle

19th-century mansion incorporating a 1626 castle, by Loch Ness, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Aldourie Castle

Summary

Aldourie Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aldourie Castle is located in Highland[3].
  • Aldourie Castle is located in Dores[4].
  • Aldourie Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Aldourie Castle is on the body of water Loch Ness[6].
  • Aldourie Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7].
  • Aldourie Castle's instance of is recorded as mansion[8].
  • Aldourie Castle's architectural style is recorded as Scottish baronial architecture[9].
  • The location of Aldourie Castle was Dores[10].
  • Aldourie Castle's Commons category is recorded as Aldourie Castle[11].
  • 1626 marks the founding of Aldourie Castle[12].
  • Aldourie Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NH6012937212[13].
  • Aldourie Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.403719159245, 'lon': -4.32959698098105}[14].
  • Aldourie Castle's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[15].
  • Aldourie Castle's connects with is recorded as designed landscape at Aldourie Castle[16].
  • Aldourie Castle's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'approximately 13km (8 miles) south-west of Inverness on the B862'}[17].
  • Aldourie Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire[18].
  • Aldourie Castle's historic county is recorded as Inverness-shire[19].

Body

Geography

Aldourie Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Highland[3], a Scottish region[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1975[22] and Dores[4], a civil parish[23], in United Kingdom[24]. It is on the body of water Loch Ness[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[7] and mansion[8]. Aldourie Castle's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[15].

History and Context

1626 marks the founding of Aldourie Castle[12].

Why It Matters

Aldourie Castle ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Loch Ness United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Located in or next to body of water → Loch Ness
    Short name → Aldourie
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Highland, Dores
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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