Aboyne Castle

Aboyne Castle
Aboyne Castle is located in Aberdeenshire
Aboyne Castle
Location within Aberdeenshire
General information
LocationAboyne
Town or cityAberdeenshire
CountryScotland
Coordinates57°05′05″N 2°47′00″W / 57.0846°N 2.7833°W / 57.0846; -2.7833

Aboyne Castle is a 13th-century[1] castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 0.75 mi (1.21 km) north[2] of the town of Aboyne (Grid Reference NO5299).[3] The location of Aboyne Castle was selected for its strategic position near the River Dee and controlling the northern end of one of the Mounth crossings.[4][5] Aboyne Castle was formerly derelict,[6] but was restored by the present Marquess of Huntly in 1979.

  1. ^ "Aboyne Castle". visitdunkeld.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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  3. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, 1:50,000 Series
  4. ^ Simpson, W. Douglas. The Early Castles of Mar, Proceedings of the Society: 102, 10 December 1928
  5. ^ Hogan, C. Michael. Elsick Mounth, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham (2007)[1]
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