Deskie Castle

Little is known of the castle apart from a traditional rhyme:

{{poemquote|Glenlivet it has castles three,

Drumin, Blairfindy and Deskie.

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Deskie Castle is the local name for an irregular oval knoll which is scarped and somewhat levelled. The mound runs about {{convert|90|m}} north-west to south-east and about {{convert|36|m}} north-east to south-west. The height is about {{convert|2.5|m|0}}. There are traces of walling around the edges to the west and north. There is evidence of another {{convert|1|m|4=wide|adj=mid}} wall crossing the summit. It is all on a boggy slope which faces south-west, while a natural escarpment overlooks on the north and east. Three short earthen banks, each around {{convert|9|mi}} wide and {{convert|2|m|ft|0}} high, are located strategically to the west and north-west of the mound, but it is not known if the banks once formed an uninterrupted line of defence. The earthworks are not constructed in the motte-and-bailey style, but it is thought possible in view of the traditions associated with the site that they are the remains of a medieval stronghold. It is a scheduled monument.{{cite web |url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2341|work=Historic Environment Scotland|title=Deskie Castle|accessdate=2020-02-25}}

• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• List of castles in Scotland

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Category:Castles in Moray

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