List of castles in Aberdeenshire
This is a list of castles in Aberdeenshire.
List
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abergeldie Castle | Tower house | About 1550 | Preserved | Gordon family | Near Crathie | Leased to the Royal Family 1848–1970 |  | |
| Banff Castle | Unknown | 12th century | No remains | N/A | Banff |  | ||
| Balmoral Castle | Baronial house | 1856 | In use as a residence | Private residence of The Queen[1] | Royal Deeside NO254950 | On the site of a 15th-century castle |  | |
| Balquhain Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Ruin | West of Inverurie NJ7315923603 | Visited by Mary, Queen of Scots |  | ||
| Birse Castle | Baronial house | 1911 | Restored as a residence | Private | Forest of Birse NO520906 | Rebuilt 1911 | ||
| Bognie Castle | Tower house | 1660s | Ruined | Private | Huntly NJ595450 | Also known as Conzie Castle | ||
| Braemar Castle | Tower house | 17th century | Preserved | Owned by the Farquharsons of Invercauld and managed by Braemar Community Ltd.[2] | Braemar NO155923 |  | ||
| Cairnbulg Castle | Z-plan tower house | 14th century | In use as a residence | Lady Saltoun | Cairnbulg NK015639 | Restored in the 19th century. Also known as Philorth Castle. One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle. |  | |
| Cluny Castle | Z-plan castle | c. 1604 | In use as a residence | Private | South of Monymusk NJ6943412038 |  | ||
| Corgarff Castle | Tower house | c. 1550 | Preserved | Historic Scotland | Strathdon NJ254086 |  | ||
| Craigievar Castle | Tower house | 1626 | Preserved | NTS | Alford NJ556093 | decorative plasterwork |  | |
| Craigston Castle | Tower house | 1607 | In use as a residence | Private | Turriff NJ762550 |  | ||
| Crathes Castle | Tower house | 1596 | Preserved | NTS | Banchory NO735967 | painted ceilings |  | |
| Delgatie Castle | Tower house | 1579 | Preserved | Delgatie Castle Trust | Turriff NJ754505 | painted ceilings |  | |
| Drum Castle | Tower house with additions | 13th century, 16th century | Preserved | NTS | Drumoak NJ796005 |  | ||
| Drumtochty Castle | Castellated house | 1812 | Occupied | Private | Auchenblae NO699800 | |||
| Dundarg Castle | 14th century, rebuilt 16th century | Ruined | Private | New Aberdour NJ895648 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |  | ||
| Dunnideer Castle | Tower house | c. 1260 | Ruined | Private | Insch NJ613282 |  | ||
| Dunnottar Castle | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Ruined | Private | Stonehaven NO880838 |  | ||
| Eden Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1577 | Ruined | Private | Banff NJ697587 | |||
| Esslemont Castle | Tower house | 14th century or earlier | Ruined | Private | Ellon NJ932298 |  | ||
| Fasque Castle | Baronial house | 1809 | Occupied | Private | Fettercairn NO648756 |  | ||
| Fedderate Castle | L-plan tower house | 1257 | Ruined | Near New Deer | ||||
| Fetteresso Castle | Castellated house | 1761 | Occupied as flats | Private | Stonehaven NO841855 | Originally a 14th-century tower house |  | |
| Findlater Castle | Courtyard castle | 14th century | Ruined | Private | Sandend NJ540671 |  | ||
| Castle Forbes | Castellated house | 1815 | Occupied as a residence | Chief of Clan Forbes | Alford NJ621191 |  | ||
| Castle Fraser | Z-plan tower house | 1636 | Preserved | NTS | Inverurie NJ722125 |  | ||
| Fyvie Castle | Tower house | 13th century with additions | Preserved | NTS | Fyvie NJ763393 | Most of the current structure (including the beautiful gatehouse) dates to the late 14th through late 16th century |  | |
| Hatton Castle | Castellated mansion | 1814 but incorporates earlier structure | Occupied as a residence | Private | Turriff NJ7561646950 |  | ||
| Glenbuchat Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1590 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Kildrummy NJ397148 |  | ||
| Huntly Castle | L-plan tower house | 15th to 17th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Huntly NJ532408 | decorative plasterwork |  | |
| Inchdrewer Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Private | South-west of Banff NJ6550560672 |  | ||
| Inverallochy Castle | Courtyard castle | 13th century | Ruined | Inverallochy NK040628 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |||
| Invercauld Castle | Baronial house | 18th century | In use as accommodation | Private | Royal Deeside NO173924 |  | ||
| Inverugie Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Ruined | Inverugie NK102482 | ||||
| Kildrummy Castle | Castle of enceinte | Mid to late 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Kildrummy NJ451165 |  | ||
| Kincardine Castle | Baronial house | 19th century | In use as a residence | Private | Royal Deeside NN928093 | 14th century ruin nearby | ||
| Kinnaird Castle | Tower house | 1570 | In use as a lighthouse | Northern Lighthouse Board | Fraserburgh NJ998675 | Now the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | _and_the_Wine_Tower.jpg) | |
| Kinnairdy Castle | Tower house | 14th and 16th centuries | In use as accommodation | Private | Aberchirder NJ609497 |  | ||
| Kindrochit Castle | Keep | 14th century | Ruined | Braemar NO151913 | Founded by Malcolm Canmore in 1059 |  | ||
| Knock Castle | Tower house | Around 1600 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Ballater NO352951 |  | ||
| Knockhall Castle | Tower house | 1565 | Ruined | Near Newburgh, Aberdeenshire |  | |||
| Lauriston Castle | Courtyard castle with later additions | 13th century | Still used as a residence | Private | St Cyrus NO761666 |  | ||
| Leslie Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Restored as a residence | Private | Leslie NJ599248 |  | ||
| Lonmay Castle | Motte? | Before 1720 | No remains | N/A | Crimond NK061608 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | ||
| Muchalls Castle | L-plan tower house | 13th and 17th century | In use | House of Burnett | Muchalls NO892918 |  | ||
| Castle Newe | Z-plan tower house | 1831 | No remains | N/A | Strathdon NJ378122 | Incorporates a tower from 1604 | ||
| Castle of Park | In use as a residence | Private | Cornhill NJ588571 | .jpg) | ||||
| Peill Castle | Motte? | Before 1650 | Replaced by Leith Hall | NTS | Near Kennethmont, in Aberdeenshire | Alternative names: Leithhall; Peilside |  | |
| Pitsligo Castle | Keep | 1424 | Ruined | Rosehearty NJ937670 | Also known as Pitsligo Palace, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |  | ||
| Pittulie Castle | 16th century | Ruined | Rosehearty NJ944670 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |  | |||
| Castle of Rattray | Motte | From 12th century | No remains | N/A | Rattray NK088578 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | ||
| Ravenscraig Castle | L-plan tower house | 15th century | Inverugie NK095487 |  | ||||
| Slains Castle | Tower house, rebuilt as castellated house | 1597, rebuilt 1837 | Ruined | Private | Cruden Bay NK101361 | "New" Slains Castle |  | |
| Slains Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Ruined | Collieston NK052300 | "Old" Slains Castle, destroyed 1594 | |||
| Terpersie Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1561 | Restored | Private | Alford NJ546202 |  | ||
| Tolquhon Castle | Courtyard castle | 1589 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Pitmedden NJ872286 |  | ||
| Udny Castle | Tower house | 14-15th century | Private | North east of Udny Green NJ882268 |  | |||
| Westhall Castle | L-plan tower house | 16th century | Private | Insch NJ673266 |
See also
- Castles in Scotland
- List of castles in Scotland
- List of listed buildings in Aberdeenshire
Notes
- ↑ "Balmoral Castle". The Estate is owned and funded by Her Majesty The Queen, personally rather than as Sovereign.
- ↑ "Braemar Castle". Retrieved 2008-06-02.
References
- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
- Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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