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Nine castles of the Knuckle

Nine castles of the Knuckle
Nine castles of the Knuckle

The nine castles of the Knuckle are a group of ancient castles found in Aberdeenshire in the Buchan area of Scotland. The term was used by historian William Douglas Simpson, who described the promontory between the Moray Firth and the North Sea as "the north-eastern knuckle of Scotland". From west to east, the castles are Dundarg, Pitsligo, Pitullie, Kinnaird, Wine Tower, Cairnbulg, Inverallochy, Lonmay and Rattray. Although Simpson coined the term, he did not draw any connections between the sites, other than their location.

CastleImageOS Grid ReferenceBuilt byConstruction dateDestruction dateCurrent conditionCairnbulg CastleDundarg CastleInverallochy CastleKinnaird CastleLonmay CastlePitsligo CastlePittulie CastleCastle of RattrayWinetower
[[File:Cairnbulg Castle.jpg150px]]Comyn family; rebuilt by Fraser Familyurl=http://www.fraserchief.co.uk/places.htmltitle=Cairnbulg Castle (formerly Philorth)publisher=Lady Saltounaccessdate=29 August 2013}}N/AInhabited
[[Image:Geograph-285141-Des Colhoun-Dundarg Castle and Fort.jpg150px]]Comyn family (?)13th century1334Ruin
[[File:Remains of Inverallochy Castle - geograph.org.uk - 614169.jpg150px]]Comyn familyRuin, few remains
[[File:Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse 20110520.jpg150px]]Alexander Fraser of Philorth1570N/AConverted into lighthouse
[[File:Netherton - geograph.org.uk - 420251.jpg150px]]No remains
[[File:North-eastern part of Pitsligo Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1025288.jpg150px]]Fraser family1424Ruin
[[File:Geograph-317979-Des Colhoun-pittulie castle.jpg150px]]16th centuryRuin
[[File:Castle Hill Rattray Scotland.jpeg150px]]Comyn family (possibly by William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan)Late 12th or early 13th century15th centuryNo remains
[[File:Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse 20110520 wine tower.jpg150px]]Unknown16th centuryN/APreserved

References

References

  1. Simpson, W.D.. (December 2023). "Cairnbulg Castle, Aberdeenshire". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
  2. "Cairnbulg Castle (formerly Philorth)". [[Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun.
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