Aberdeenshire HER - NJ93NE0014 - CASTLE OF KINMUCK

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Primary ReferenceNJ93NE0014
NameCASTLE OF KINMUCK
NRHE Card No.NJ93NE12
NRHE Numlink 20416
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Earthwork
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of castle whose stones were allegedly used to build the old castle of Ellon. Thomas Kennedy, Constable of Aberdeen, was the owner of Kinmuck in 1413. His headquarters was thought to have been a stone tower standing on low ground near the present farm-house of Mains of Kinmuck or Kermuck. Examination in 1947 of the site marked on the OS Map revealed no trace. The Kennedies are judged to have erected the Old Castle of Ellon between 1413 and 1500. The OS Name Book (1867) notes that the moat was filled in shortly before 1867 and a ditch cut through the centre of the site. Faint traces of a ditch enclosing an area approximately 40m in diameter are still evident in cultivated fields north and south of this ditch. Insufficient survives for accurate survey. 'Castle of Kinmuck' is the locally accepted spelling.
Last Update31/01/2024
Updated Bycpalmer
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CASTLES REMAINS OFA100
MOATS REMAINS OFB100
DITCHES  C100