Caskieben | |
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Part of Keith Hall | |
Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Coordinates | 57°16′55″N 2°21′12″W / 57.28203425°N 2.35334179°W |
Grid reference | grid reference NJ 7879 2135 |
Type | fortalice |
Site information | |
Owner | James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore |
Controlled by | Earl of Kintore |
Condition | renovated |
Site history | |
Built | 1224 |
Built by | Garvioch |
Materials | Stone |
Demolished | 1662 |
Battles/wars | Battle of Inverurie (1308) |
Caskieben (/kæskiːˈbɛn/ kahs-KEE-ben; Scottish Gaelic: Gasach beinn "Wooded Hill", later Keith Hall)[1] was a palisaded tower built by the Garviach family during the 12th-century Norman expansion into Scotland. It stood on a low, circular mound surrounded by a 2 metre deep, 15 metre wide moat.