Freefield Castle

{{Short description|Castle north of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland}}

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Freefield Castle was a castle, about {{convert|11.5|mi}} north of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and {{convert|1|mi}} west of North Rayne.Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1-899874-10-0}} p.183

Alternatively it may be known at Freefield or Treefield.{{cite web |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/18260/freefield|work=Canmore|title=Freefield|accessdate=2020-04-01}}

History

The Leith family were the owners of the site. Leslie of Pitcaple killed George Leith of Freefield, starting a family feud.

==Structure==

There is no longer any trace of the castle. Freefield House replaced it in 1754 (about {{convert|50|m}} away), but it was shown on a map made by Gordon of Straloch in 1654.{{cite web |url=http://www.stravaiging.com/history/castle/freefield-castle|work=Stravaiging around Scotland|title=Freefield Castle (site of)|accessdate=2020-04-01}}.

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