Edinglassie Castle (site of)


Parish: Mortlach

County: Banffshire

Grid reference: NJ 4219 3878

Lat / long: 57.4351585, -2.964517027

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

A castle belonging to the Gordons stood here until 1688, when it was burned down by General Mackay during the first Jacobite Rising. All that now remains on-site is a 17th century dovecot, which may be associated.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:59 pm, last updated Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:59 pm