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词条 Clackriach Castle
释义

  1. History

  2. Structure

  3. See also

  4. References

Clackriach Castle was a 16th-century tower house, about {{convert|11|mi}} north of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and {{convert|1|mi}} south east of Maud, south of the South Ugie Water.[1]

Alternative Names are Glackriach Castle and Clachraich Castle.[2]

History

The property belonged to the Keiths.[1]

Structure

Only the north east angle Clackriach Castle remains, about {{convert|7.0|m}} high. The north wall, which includes part of a window, is about {{convert|2.7|m}} long. In the inside angle are remains of a staircase. The walls are roughcoursed with rubble infilling, lime mortared.[2]

The castle was on a slight eminence. It was an oblong building with a projecting wing; there was a turretted staircase, and arched doorway and window, evidence of which remained up to the 19th century.[2]

See also

  • Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
  • List of castles in Scotland

References

1. ^Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1-899874-10-0}} p.118
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/20600/clackriach-castle|work=Canmore|title=Clackriach Castle|accessdate=2017-09-29}}
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1 : Castles in Aberdeenshire

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