Easter Clune Castle

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Easter Clune Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, about {{convert|6|mi}} south-west of Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and south of the Water of FeughCoventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1-899874-10-0}} p.166

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History

The castle is thought to have been built by Archbishop James Stewart or Archbishop Ross.{{cite web |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/36212/easter-clune-castle-of-easter-clune|work=Canmore|title=Lochore Castle|accessdate=2012-03-19}}

==Structure==

Little of the castle remains: only about {{convert|2|m}} of the south-east corner. The walls are about {{convert|4.5|m}} high and {{convert|1.2|m}} thick.

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