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CASTLE (Remains of [Rothes] Castle
(Remains of)
Statistical Account
Rev. [Reverend] A. McWatt
Revd [Reverend] G. Gray
018.14 In the immediate vicinity of the Village the Remains of the once important and well
fortified Castle of Rothes is to be seen. This place of defence, the ancient seat of the Earls of Rothes stood on the extreme Verge of a point of land and the situation must have afforded every facility to the occupants for expelling the assults of invading enemies. And not only did it posses this natural advantage but moreover was surrounded by a high wall, and defended by a ditch on the land side, over which a draw-bridge waS thrown, whereby the Castle was nearly isulated, and well secured. The space occupied by this fortalice was pretty large as the inequalities of the surface covering the ruins indicate. At the present day, no vestige of the Castle itself remainS. Only a portion of the high wall which once encompassed it stands a conspicuous object, and seems to call to remembrance the war-liKe character of our ancestors. About half a Century ago, Many of the stones of the ruin were removed to assist the building of some of the houses of the village. The exact date when the castle was-erected is uncertain but it may be safely supposed that it was not earlier than the middle of the fifteenth Century. About that period, the first Earl of Rothes was created of the Ancient, and honourable house of Leslie and the castle was the residence of the Earls to whom it has given the title.
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Co. [County] Elgin -- Parish of Rothes

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