Auchindoun
Castle |
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Near Dufftown, Moray |
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This castle has had a very violent life and not held by anyone for
very long. It was built in the 15th century for the Earl
of Mar. The Earl of Mar was murdered by his Auchindoun was restored after the Mackintoshes
wrecked it, but by 1725 the stone work was being used for building
material in nearby areas. This is an L-Plan tower house with three
stories to it's structure. Ground level has the cellars, the hall
was on the first floor with the living quarters on the second.
It is worth the walk, climbs, and livestock avoidance. It sits on top of a hill overlooking the valleys all around. |
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25.6
Miles from Denhead Steading |
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brother (James III) and
the tower house passed to Robert Cochrane. Cochrane was hanged in
1482 and it was taken over by the Ogilvies but went to the Gordons
in 1535. The Mackintoshes raged through it in 1591 in revenge for
the murder of the Bonnie Earl o' Moray. Gordon was killed in 1594
at the Battle of Glenlivet.