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Kindrochit Castle

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nameKindrochit Castle
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captionThe ruins of Kindrochit Castle
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locationBraemar, Aberdeenshire
countryScotland
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conditionRuined
open_to_publicYes
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designation1Scheduled Monument
designation1_offnameKindrochit Castle
designation1_typeSecular: castle
designation1_date31 January 1967
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Kindrochit Castle () is a ruined 14th-century fortification in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at Braemar, in a strategic position on the banks of the Clunie Water, a tributary of the River Dee. The ruins are protected as a scheduled monument.

History

Kindrochit was a hunting seat of King Robert II, who issued charters here most years between 1371 and 1388. In 1390, Robert III granted a licence to Malcolm Drummond to build a new tower on the site.The site of the earlier royal lodge was excavated in the 1920s and included a hall around 30 by, with square towers at each corner.

John Erskine, Earl of Mar showed the ruined castle at Kindrochit to John Taylor when the poet made his Pennyles Pilgrimage to Scotland in 1618. Taylor, who rode with the Earl from Braemar Castle, was told that Malcolm Canmore had built the castle in the 11th century. He thought it remarkable because he did not see another house in the next 12 days of their ride.

C. Michael Hogan has suggested that Kindrochit Castle, as well as Kildrummy and Durris Castles, were likely sited based upon strategic positions relative to the ancient Elsick Mounth trackway, which provided a strategic crossing of the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains.

The Castle Today

The present ruins comprise the ground floor of the tower, measuring around 19.3 by. Restoration work was carried out in 2013–2014, and the site reopened in Easter 2015. Kindrochit Castle is open to the public (with free access) all year round.

References

References

  1. {{Historic Environment Scotland
  2. "Kindrochit Castle". Historic Environment Scotland.
  3. Taylor, John. (1618). "The Pennyles Pilgrimage Or The Money-lesse Perambulation of John Taylor". Edward Allde.
  4. [https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18037 C. Michael Hogan, ''Elsick Mounth'', Megalithic Portal, editor: Andy Burnham (2007)]
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