Kinmuck Castle

Kinmuck Castle
Near Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Site information
TypeCastle
Location
Kinmuck Castle
Coordinates57°24′20″N 2°01′06″W / 57.40560747°N 2.01830904°W / 57.40560747; -2.01830904
Site history
Built14th century

Kinmuck Castle was a 14th-century castle, about 4.0 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at, or close to, Mains of Kinmuck.[1] Alternative names are Castle of Kinmuck, Carmuck Castle and Kermuck Castle.[2] Castle of Kinmuck is the locally accepted spelling.[2]

History

In 1413 the castle belonged to Thomas Kennedy, Constable of Aberdeen,[2] who dismantled it to build the old Ellon Castle.

Structure

Only vague traces of a circular ditch enclosing an area 40 metres (130 ft) wide remain.[2] The ditch was filled in 1867.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 p.227
  2. ^ a b c d e "Castle of Kinmuck". Trove. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

57°24′20″N 2°01′06″W / 57.40560747°N 2.01830904°W / 57.40560747; -2.01830904


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