Dumbreck Castle Explained

Dumbreck Castle was a tower house, dating from the 16th century, around west of Ellon, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^[1]

Alternative names were Drumbeck Castle and Mains Of Dumbreck.^[2]

History

The property was owned by the Dumbreck family.^[3] It passed to the Meldrum family who built the castle.^[2]

Structure

None of the property remains. Architectural fragments have been built into farm buildings. The left hand part of a gun loop is built into the east-north-east gable of the farmhouse, while a carved fragment of stone is built into the north wall of the farm outbuilding to its east.^[4]

For stylistic reasons it has been suggested that this was the work of Thomas Leper.^[2]

References

1. Coventry Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. p153
2. Web site: Dumbreck Castle. 2015-01-10.
3. Book: Temple . William . The Thanage of Fermartyn Including the District Commonly Called Formartine Its Proprietors, with Genealogical Deductions; Its Parishes, Ministers, Churches, Churchyards, Antiquities &c . 1894 . Wyllie & sons . Aberdeen, Scotland . 467–471 . 15 November 2021.
4. Web site: Dumbreck Castle. 2015-01-10.

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