Earnside Castle

{{short description|Ruined castle in Scotland}}

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Earnside Castle was a 15th-century castle, about {{convert|6|mi|0}} north-east of Forres, Moray, Scotland, and north of Alves Wood.Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1-899874-10-0}} p.16e

It may{{clarify|date=December 2021}} be known as Ernside Castle.{{cite web |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/16276/earnside-castle|work=Canmore|title=Earnside Castle|accessdate=2020-03-26}}

The Cumyns of Altyr built the castle around 1450. There is no longer any significant trace of the castle. However, a large oblong cropmark, with some small oblongs in it, is visible and may be associated with it.{{cite web |url=https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/master/detail.aspx?Authority=MOR&refno=NJ16SW0005|work=Aberdeenshire Council|title=Earnside Castle|accessdate=2020-03-26}}