Balquolly Castle


Parish: Turriff

County: Aberdeenshire

Grid reference: NJ 7571 4697

Lat / long: 57.51186228, -2.405639698

Alternative names: Hatton Castle

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

Balquolly Castle belonged to the Mowat family from around 1400 to 1729, when it was sold to Alexander Duff of Hatton. Renamed Hatton Castle, it was rebuilt from 1812 to 1814 as a castellated mansion, incorporating parts of the old castle.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:54 pm, last updated Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:54 pm