Bass Of Inverurie (site of)

Grid reference: NJ 7809 2059

Lat / long: 57.27481411, -2.364882595

Alternative names: The Bass, The Bass Castle, Little Bass, Old Inverurie Churchyard

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

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The Bass Castle once stood on top of a classic motte and bailey, and was the administrative centre of the earldom of Garioch during the late 12th and early 13th centuries.

The castle is long gone, but the flat-topped conical hill of the motte still stands to a height of 12.0m in Old Inverurie churchyard.