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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE OF HALLFOREST (In Ruins) | Castle of Hall Forest Castle of Hall Forest Castle of Hall Forest The Castle of Hall-Forest Castle of Hallforest Castle of Hallforest Castle of Hallforest |
Keith's Aberdeenshire 1811 Fullarton's Gazetteer 2nd edition Old Statistical Account New Statistical Account Alexander Watt Kintore Mr Thomas Watt Kintore Mr James Sheppard Kintore |
064 | "The Castle of Hall Forest, which was a hunting seat of King Robert Bruce, when Earl of Carrick, was given by him after he came to the crown, to Robert de Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland, for his services in the battle of Inverury and Bannockburn. It has been in ruins now nearly a century; but its owner, the present Earl of Kintore, who is a descendant of the Great Marischal, has an elegant and spacious mansion at Keith Hall. Hall Forest was many centuries ago the castle of the thanes of Kintore, a district in the lower division of Marr, in which the Royal burgh of Kintore is situated; and which, in several old charters yet extant, is mentioned by the name of the Thanagium de Kintore" Keith's Aberdeenshire "The Castle of Hall Forest is the only ancient building within the parish. It stands about a mile to the west of the Aberdeen road, from which it may be seen at various points, a little to the southward of Kintore. The date of its erection is unknown. It is now in ruins, and presents a most impressive picture of loneliness and decay. All that remains is a rectangular structure nearly square, and of considerable height, containing two very lofty apartments one above the other. "Hall Forest, (a royal castle, according to tradition, was built by King Robert Bruce, for a hunting hall. It consisted of four stories, having battlements, besides what is called a Capehouse, with a moveable ladder, by which those who occassionaly lodged in it, entered to the first floor. The Earl Marischal, having acquired a right to it from the crown, presented it to his son the first Earl of Kintore." New Statistical Account All that now remains of the Castle is a quadrangular structure, three stories in height, and unroofed. |
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