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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHINDOWN CASTLE (In Ruins) | Auchindown Castle (Ruins) Castle of Auchindown Castle of Auchindown or Auchindune Auchindune Castle |
James Wilson Raws Thomas Wilson Raws New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullartons Gazetteer |
025.14 | The ruins of an ancient castle situated on a green conical mount overlooking the Fiddich. It is supposed to have been built by Cochrane the favourite of James III: Until 1535 it belonged to the Ogilvies and then passed into the possession of the Gordons. It was surrounded by a flooded ditch also by an outer dry ditch on all sides but the east, where it is very precipitous and rocky. It was burned down in 1592 and was never fully restored again. It is now in a very ruinous state. "The castle of Auchindune stands on a green mount of conical shape, over the Fiddich: Its situation is bold and commanding. In the central apartment of the building, there is a piece of admirable workmanship, in grand and gothic stile. It has been in the possession of the family of the Gordon since [continued on page 172] |
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[page] 171County of Banff -- Parish of Mortlach
[signed] James Gray
Lc Corpl R.E [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
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