Kinmuck Castle

{{Short description|Scottish castle}}

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Kinmuck Castle was a 14th-century castle, about {{convert|4.0|mi}} north-east of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at, or close to, Mains of Kinmuck.Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1-899874-10-0}} p.227

Alternative names are Castle of Kinmuck, Carmuck Castle and Kermuck Castle.{{cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/20416/castle-of-kinmuck|work=Canmore|title=Kinmuck Castle|accessdate=2021-05-26}}

History

In 1413 the castle belonged to Thomas Kennedy, Constable of Aberdeen, who dismantled it then to build the old Ellon Castle.

File:Clan member crest badge - Clan Kennedy.svg

Structure

Only vague traces of a circular ditch enclosing an area {{convert|40|m}} wide remain.{{cite web|url=http://www.stravaiging.com/history/castle/castle-of-kinmuck/|work=Stravaiging|title=Kinmuck Castle|accessdate=2021-05-26}} The ditch was filled in 1867.

See also

References

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Category:Castles in Aberdeenshire

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