Idoch Castle
{{Short description|14th-century castle east of Turriff, Scotland}}
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| location = Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Idoch Castle was a 14th-century castle about {{convert|3|mi}} east of Turriff, Aberdeenshire Scotland, near Idoch Water, a tributary of the River Deveron.Coventry, Martin (2001). The Castles of Scotland. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 209 {{ISBN|1-899874-26-7}}
The alternative name is "Little Idoch"’.{{cite web |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/19142/idoch-castle|title=Idoch Castle |publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland |accessdate=2016-08-22}}
History
Idoch Castle is supposed to have been built during the 14th century.{{Cite web |title=Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Aberdeenshire - NJ74NE0005 - IDOCH CASTLE |url=https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/master/detail.aspx?tab=main&refno=NJ74NE0005 |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk}} The last vestige of the foundations was removed in 1850, when a large quantity of human bones and ashes were discovered.
Structure
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Category:Castles in Aberdeenshire
Category:Former castles in Scotland
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