Dunnideer_Castle

Dunnideer Castle

Dunnideer Castle

Ruined tower house in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Dunnideer Castle, now ruined, was a tower house located near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built c. 1260 partially from the remains of an existing vitrified hill fort in the same location. It consisted of a single rectangular tower of 15 m by 12.5 m with walls 1.9 m thick. Evidence suggests that a first-floor hall existed and that it had several floors.[1]

Dunnideer Castle in December 2019

The tower house is built within an older prehistoric vitrified hillfort dating to c250 BC, excavated by Dr Murray Cook of Rampart Scotland.[2]

The prehistoric fort and tower house is a scheduled monument.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunnideer Castle, Site Number NJ62NW 1 (18128)". Canmore. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  2. [2]
    Cook, M. (2010), "New Light on Oblong Forts: excavations at Dunnideer, Aberdeenshire", Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol. 140, pp. 79–82
  3. [3]
    Historic Environment Scotland. "Hill of Dunnideer, fort, platform settlement and tower (SM95)". Retrieved 8 March 2019.

57°20′32″N 2°38′46″W


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