Castle Of Cullen Of Buchan


Parish: Gamrie

County: Banffshire

Grid reference: NJ 7317 6365

Lat / long: 57.66173443, -2.450892025

Alternative names: Castle Of Cullen, Castle Of Cullen - Buchan, Cullen Castle

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

The Castle of Cullen - Buchan was the home of the Barclay de Tolly family, and is thought to have been completed in 1574. Nothing is now visible on the site - Mains of Cullen farmhouse had thick walls and architectural fragments built into it, but was destroyed by fire in 2001 and subsequently demolished.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:57 pm, last updated Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:57 pm