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 ...

Aboyne Castle, a C17 tower house of the Gordons much extended C18-19 and abandoned to be restored in the 1980s.

Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquis of Huntly (born 4 February 1944), styled Earl of Aboyne until 1987, is a Scottish peer and the Premier Marquess of Scotland. He was a hereditary member of the House of Lords from 1987 to 1999.

Aboyne Castle: A tall rambling multi-period mansion now falling into ruin, occupying almost the same site as a possible medieval peel and a horizontal motehill (Simpson 1949) castle of the Bissets, lords of Strathdee from before 1233.

Aug 9, 2021 · It is the second oldest castle in Scotland, after Balvenie Castle in Fife. The castle and lands were given to Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll, who later became Earl of Buchan by King Robert the Bruce himself for his part in the Battle of Bannockburn.

Once a strong fortress and set in wooded policies, Aboyne Castle is a tall 17th-century tower house, rectangular in plan, of five storeys and a garret. It has a six-storey round stair-tower, which is corbelled out to square and was crowned by a watch-chamber.

Aboyne Castle is a Category B listed building in Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.

Situated in attractive Aberdeenshire countryside, Aboyne Castle was first built as a motte and bailey in the 13th century and was fortified in 1307 by order of Edward I, later being converted into a stone keep.

Aboyne Castle is a 13th century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is 187 km from Edinburgh. It was built by the Bissetts with instructions from the king Edward I. Its position is strategic and helped to control the "Pass of Mounth". The castle passed through various hands before being occupied by the Gordons in 1449 who own the castle today.

The earliest part of Aboyne Castle, the NW corner, appears to date from 1671, when it was rebuilt by Charles, 1st Earl of Aboyne. However, it seems likely that there was a castle on this site as early as the 11th century, when it could only be reached by drawbridge or boat (NSA, p1055).