Kinmuck Castle

Kinmuck Castle
Near Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Site information
TypeCastle
Location
Kinmuck Castle is located in Aberdeenshire
Kinmuck Castle
Kinmuck Castle
Location within Aberdeenshire
Coordinates57°24′20″N 2°01′06″W / 57.40560747°N 2.01830904°W / 57.40560747; -2.01830904
Site history
Built14th century

Kinmuck Castle was a 14th-century castle, about 4.0 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at, or close to, Mains of Kinmuck. Alternative names are Castle of Kinmuck, Carmuck Castle and Kermuck Castle. Castle of Kinmuck is the locally accepted spelling.

History

In 1413 the castle belonged to Thomas Kennedy, Constable of Aberdeen, who dismantled it to build the old Ellon Castle.

Clan member crest badge - Clan Kennedy

Structure

Only vague traces of a circular ditch enclosing an area 40 metres (130 ft) wide remain. The ditch was filled in 1867.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 p.227
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Castle of Kinmuck". Trove. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

57°24′20″N 2°01′06″W / 57.40560747°N 2.01830904°W / 57.40560747; -2.01830904