Kincardine Castle
| Kincardine Castle | |
|---|---|
| Creation time : | unknown |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg |
| Conservation status: | only foundations |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility |
| Place: | Also terarder |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 16 '46 " N , 3 ° 42' 6" W |
| Height: | 70 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference |
Kincardine Castle is a ruined castle two kilometers south of Auchterarder in the Scottish administrative division of Perth and Kinross .
The castle was located above the northwest bank of Ruthven Water , had a square floor plan and had a four and a half meter thick masonry. On three sides it was provided with a dry trench , over which a drawbridge led to the additionally fortified main gate. It was structurally similar to Tarbert Castle in Argyll.
The exact construction time is unknown, but the site was transferred to Clan Graham around 1250 by Maol Íosa as a dowry for his sister Amabil . Over the years, the castle has regularly been the home of high-ranking personalities, such as visits from Queen Maria I for 1562 and King James VI. proven for 1586. Lord Chancellor John Stewart died at Kincardine Castle in April 1579 on the way to a banquet.
It is possible that James Graham was born at the castle in 1612 , or at least he spent his youth there. Kincardine Castle was doomed by the Scottish Civil War in 1646 . At that time occupied by 50 men under the leadership of Graham's brother-in-law and his cousin, it was captured on March 16 after a ten-day siege by the vastly superior troops of General Middleton and burned down on the same day. It was not rebuilt and therefore deteriorated in the period that followed. The property remained in the Graham family's possession until the beginning of the 19th century when it was sold. There is no connection to the manor house Kincardine Castle , which was built at this time and located about 500 meters northeast , except for the same name.
literature
- The Castle of Kincardine in Srathearn In: Alexander George Reid: Annals of Auchterarder and Memorials of Srathearn , 1899 (English)
Web links
- Entry on Kincardine Castle in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database