Building record MAB39829 - CASTLE MAUD
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Summary
Remains of a castle.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 931
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6237 9949 (52m by 83m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO69NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kincardine O Neil |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Remains of a castle. It was a plain, rectangular tower-house with appended courtyard buildings, constructed of random masonry bonded with lime mortar. There is a narrow loop-hole with internal splay near the centre of each wall, but no sign of a doorway. This could have been in the southeast corner which has completely collapsed, or the entrance could have been on the first floor which had now gone. The turf-covered foundations, 1.2m -1.6m thick, of the west and south sides of the courtyard are clear, but much of the plan of the internal buildings is obscured by the dumping of field stones. There is no trace of outworks to the east, but the west wall of the courtyard appears to have been built along the inner tip of a ditch about 4m wide, now poorly defined and choked with cleared stones. About midway along it is a causeway corresponding to a break in the wall. The castle is said to have been a hunting seat of the Bishops of Aberdeen in the 14th century.
Author unknown, , SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES, VOL II(1924) 86-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1839.
McCONNACHIE, AL, 1898, THE ROYAL DEE, 130 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1136.
SIMPSON, WD, 1929, DEESIDE FIELD 4,23-24, 23-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1656.
BOGDAN, N, 2008, EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB3811.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO69NW1;
- NRHE Numlink: 36194;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO69NW0001;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36194 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1136 Bibliographic reference: McCONNACHIE, AL. 1898. THE ROYAL DEE. 130.
- --- SAB1656 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, WD. 1929. DEESIDE FIELD 4,23-24. 23-4.
- --- SAB1839 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . SCOTTISH NOTES AND QUERIES. VOL II(1924) 86-7.
- --- SAB3811 Bibliographic reference: BOGDAN, N. 2008. EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE.
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Record last edited
Feb 1 2024 12:19PM
