Castle of Fiddes
Castle of Fiddes is a 16th century tower block about 6 km southwest of Stonehaven in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire .
The year of construction 1592 can be found on a lintel; on the east wall is the year 1673, probably the year of the renovation. The residential tower belonged to the Arbuthnott family , who later sold it to the Thomson von Arduthie family at the end of the 17th century . The tower was modernized around 1930 and is still inhabited. Historic Scotland has listed Castle of Fiddes as a Category A Historic Building.
The four-story tower has an unusual variant of the L-shaped floor plan with a large spiral staircase and several protruding tourelles that are supported by consoles .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Castle of Fiddes . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Castle of Fiddes . Scottish Castles Association. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Coordinates: 56 ° 55 ′ 20.7 " N , 2 ° 17 ′ 24.8" W.