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Remains of castle comprising the massive and impressive remains of a quadrangular crenellated keep, probably originally 15th century. The lower parts of the walls, probably original, are extremely thick with deep recesses and narrow loops. The barmkin wall encloses the highest part of a knoll. Some of the outbuildings can still be traced. The castle belonged to the Leslies, Barons of Balquhain, and it was here that Mary Queen of Scots spent the night before the Battle of Corrichie in 1562. The castle was burnt down by the Duke of Cumberland in 1746. The late 18th Century farmhouse near the castle has 2 stones built into its gable with the initials IHS and MRA and the date 1677.
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