Avochie Castle


Parish: Huntly

County: Aberdeenshire

Grid reference: NJ 53600 46609

Lat / long: 57.50744278, -2.774468413

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

Whether the building at this site was a castle or not is up for debate, however a rectangular building of strong masonry measuring approximately 11.0m by 6.0m stood on this site, and is now in ruins.

Built in the 16th century, it was apparently inhabited as late as 1745.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:54 pm, last updated Friday, July 30th, 2010 at 1:41 am