Castle Newe

Castle Newe was a fortified country house in Strathdon in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire .

Archibald Simpson (1790–1847) had it built in 1831 on the basis of an old residential tower with a Z-shaped floor plan from 1604. It had square towers, similar to Glenbuchat Castle .

Solid brass bracelet from AD 50–200, found in Castle Newe (now in the British Museum)

The country house was demolished in 1927 and the blocks used to build Elphinstone Hall , a building belonging to the University of Aberdeen . Castle Newe's former coach house is now called the House of Newe ; there you can see furniture from the former country house. Castle Newe belonged to the Forbes clan .

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Entry on Castle Newe in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Castle Newe . In: Clan Forbes . Retrieved August 19, 2009.

57.19694444 -3.030833333Coordinates: 57 ° 11 '49 " N , 3 ° 1' 51" W.