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Abergairn Castle

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History
Structure
References

Abergairn Castle is a ruined castle, dating from the 17th century, about one mile north of Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^[1] It is built on the top of an isolated kame,^[2] at the north east of the entrance to Glen Gairn.^[3]

History

The castle was the property of the Farquharsons.^[1] It was built in 1614, possibly as a hunting lodge.^[4] The name is of Gaelic derivation, meaning "the confluence of the Gairn", indicating its location near the confluence of River Gairn and River Dee.^[5]

Structure

Abergairn castle was a tower-house of which little other than the basement remains.^[1] It was small, probably having three or four storeys with a garret.^[4]

The main tower survives only to a maximum height of 4 feet; a round tower to the north west reaches to 10 feet.^[4]

References

1. ^¹²Coventry Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1 899874 10 0}} p48
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7854391&fileId=S0003581500047144|work=The Antiquaries Journal|title=Abergairn Castle|accessdate=2014-07-28}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst19420.html|work=Gazetteer for Scotland|title=Abergairn Castle|accessdate=2014-07-28}}
4. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/32446/details/abergairn+castle/|work=Canmore|title=Abergairn Castle|accessdate=2014-07-28}}
5. ^{{cite book |last1=Macdonald |first1=James |title=Place Names Of West Aberdeenshire |date=1900 |publisher=University of Aberdeen |location=Aberdeen |page=32 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.181926/page/n32 |accessdate=2 April 2019}}

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