Peill Castle (site of)


Parish: Kennethmont

County: Aberdeenshire

Grid reference: NJ 54086 29789

Lat / long: 57.35567298, -2.764620336

Alternative names: Leith Hall, Leithhall, Peilside

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

Leith Hall was built around 1650 by James Leith of New Leslie on the site of the much older Peill Castle. Additions were made in the 18th and 19th centuries. Leith Hall was handed to the National Trust for Scotland in 1945 by Mrs Leith-Hay.

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