Kinmuck Castle Explained

Kinmuck Castle
Map Type:	Scotland Aberdeenshire
Coordinates:	57.4056°N -2.0183°W
Built:	14th century

Kinmuck Castle was a 14th-century castle, about north-east of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at, or close to, Mains of Kinmuck.^[1] Alternative names are Castle of Kinmuck, Carmuck Castle and Kermuck Castle.^[2]

History

In 1413 the castle belonged to Thomas Kennedy, Constable of Aberdeen,^[2] who dismantled it then to build the old Ellon Castle.

Structure

Only vague traces of a circular ditch enclosing an area wide remain.^[3] The ditch was filled in 1867.^[2]

See also

• Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
• List of castles in Scotland

References

1. Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. p.227
2. Web site: Kinmuck Castle. Canmore. 2021-05-26.
3. Web site: Kinmuck Castle. Stravaiging. 2021-05-26.

57.4056°N -2.0183°W