Moray HER - NJ05NW0017 - FORRES CASTLE

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Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Early Medieval (400 - 900 AD) A100    
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD) B100    
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) C100    
19th Century D100    

Period Notes

Period Notes Early medieval castle; alleged destruction c.850; probable site of the murder of King Duffus by Governor Donald in 966; castle greatly strengthened by thick walls and flanking towers by 14thC; King David II in residence 1367; burnt 1390 by Wolf of Badenoch; held by the Dunbars until 17thC when it fell into decay; ruins by 18thC and in 1712 Provost Dawson commenced a house on top of site but did not complete its construction.

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