Kinmuck Castle was a 14th-century castle, about 4.0 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at, or close to, Mains of Kinmuck.[1] Alternative names are Castle of Kinmuck, Carmuck Castle and Kermuck Castle.[2]
Kinmuck Castle | |
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Coordinates | 57°24′20″N 2°01′06″W / 57.40560747°N 2.01830904°W |
Site history | |
Built | 14th century |
History
editIn 1413 the castle belonged to Thomas Kennedy, Constable of Aberdeen,[2] who dismantled it then to build the old Ellon Castle.
Structure
editOnly vague traces of a circular ditch enclosing an area 40 metres (130 ft) wide remain.[3] The ditch was filled in 1867.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 p.227
- ^ a b c "Kinmuck Castle". Canmore. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Kinmuck Castle". Stravaiging. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
57°24′20″N 2°01′06″W / 57.40560747°N 2.01830904°W