Esslemont
Castle |
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Near Ellon, Aberdeenshire |
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It was sold in 1728 to Robert Gordon who abandoned it in favor of a new structure in 1769. |
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26.8
Miles from Denhead Steading |
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Esslemont was passed by marriage from the family of
Mareschal to the Cheynes of Straloch in the 14th century. The castle
was then destroyed as the result of a feud between the Cheynes and
the Hays. Later the hall was rebuilt but lost to the Earls of Errol
during the reformation.
Esslemont
Castle |
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Near Ellon, Aberdeenshire |
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It was sold in 1728 to Robert Gordon who abandoned it in favor of a new structure in 1769. |
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26.8
Miles from Denhead Steading |
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