Castle of Findon


Parish: Gamrie

County: Banffshire

Grid reference: NJ 7943 6424

Lat / long: 57.66745658, -2.345346523

Alternative names: Findon Castle

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

All that remains of the Castle of Findon are two blocks of masonry embedded in the ground at the south-west end of a knoll overlooking Gamrie Bay. Vitrified stones suggest that the castle was built on the site of a much earlier fort.

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