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Auchindoun Castle is a 15th century L-plan tower situated within a possible bivallate fort, although there is some disagreement whether this is an Iron Age fort or an earlier medieval castle. The inner rampart is formed by ditch and the outer bank is mutilated by approach ramps to the castle on the west side, and by quarrying on the east. The outer defences are formed by a natural rocky slope to the east with a ditch and outer bank to the north and south. The present castle is said to have been built by Thomas Cochrane, architect, a favourite of James III from whom he received the Earldom of Mar in 1479. Clearance of the ground and first floor levels of main tower revealed a vaulted chamber set below ground level. The hall has a Gothic ribbed vault, while the ground floor has elliptic barrel vaults. The tower is surrounded by the remains of an enclosed courtyard wall. The castle was burnt in 1592 to revenge the murder of the Earl of Moray by the Marquis of Huntly. The OS 1st edition shows a limekiln attached to the boundary wall west of the castle. This appears disused on current OS maps although it is not shown on the 2nd edition OS map.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Moray
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NJ33NW0012 - AUCHINDOUN CASTLE