Old Slains Castle


Parish: Slains

County: Aberdeenshire

Grid reference: NK 0532 3000

Lat / long: 57.36065923, -1.91189157

Alternative names: Slains Castle

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

Built in the 14th century, Old Slains Castle was destroyed on the orders of James VI in 1594, and now only ditches and small section of wall remain.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 2:00 pm, last updated Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 2:00 pm