Kildrummy () is a hamlet in

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...

, Scotland near the River Don, west of Alford. The hamlet's

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closed in 2003. Its church was built in 1805. Nearby

Kildrummy Castle Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Though ruined, it is one of the most extensive castles dating from the 13th century to survive in eastern Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Mar. It is owne ...

has a long history dating back to at least the 14th century. The site of

Brux Castle Brux Castle was a castle of the Forbeses, about east of Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,Coventry, Martin (1997) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Goblinshead. p.93 south of the river Don. The castle was also known as the Tower of Brux. The dere ...

is also about away.Coventry, Martin (1997) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Goblinshead. p.93

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