Auchenhove Castle

Auchenhove Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Auchenhove , about 5.5 km northwest of Aboyne in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire . Other names for the ruins of the castle from the 16th century are Auchinhove Castle or Easter Mains .

history

The Duguid family had the castle built. During the Jacobite Revolt in 1746, it was burned down by the troops of the Prince of Cumberland . The estate had belonged to the Duguids since around 1434.

architecture

The castle appears to have been a late house built around a castle courtyard with access via a dam .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Martin Coventry: The Castles of Scotland . Goblinshead, 1997. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 . P. 60.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Auchenhove Castle . In: Canmore . Retrieved February 7, 2017.

Web links

Auchenhove Castle . In: Geographer . Retrieved February 7, 2017. with photo.

57.1105 -2.7364Coordinates: 57 ° 6 ′ 37.8 " N , 2 ° 44 ′ 11" W.

[Coventry60-1] A ^b Martin Coventry: The Castles of Scotland . Goblinshead, 1997. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 . P. 60.

[Canmore-2] Auchenhove Castle . In: Canmore . Retrieved February 7, 2017.