Tillyhilt Castle

{{Short description|Scottish castle}}

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Tillyhilt Castle was a 16th-century tower house {{convert|6.5|mi}} west of Ellon, {{convert|1|mi}} northwest of Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1-899874-10-0}} p.315

History

The Gordons owned the castle. John Gordon acquired the land in 1575, and it is thought the castle was built after this.{{cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/19849/tillyhilt-castle|work=Canmore|title=Tillyhilt Castle|accessdate=2023-05-10}}File:Gordon crest.png

Structure

Only {{convert|9.0|m}} of the west wall, to a maximum height of {{convert|0.7|m}} remains, along with a turf-covered mound of rubble about {{convert|10.0|mi}} wide and about {{convert|1.0|m}} high just to its east. There was earlier evidence of two towers. It is thought the building was not more than {{convert|30|ft}} long.

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