Cowie Castle

Cowie Castle
Remains of Cowie Castle
Coordinates56°58′31″N 2°11′35″W / 56.9753°N 2.193°W / 56.9753; -2.193
Official nameCastle of Cowie
Designated13 June 2001
Reference no.SM9742
Cowie Castle is located in Aberdeenshire
Cowie Castle
Location in Aberdeenshire

Cowie Castle is a ruined fortress in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site lies at the northern end of Stonehaven on the North Sea coast. To the immediate south is the Cowie Bridge crossing of the Cowie Water.[1] Evidence of prehistoric man exists in the vicinity dating to the Iron Age in the form of ring cairns.[2]

  1. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004
  2. ^ Kilwhang or Stanehive-It's a Grand Place, Leopard Magazine online article