Earthwork record MAB45472 - CASTLE OF KINMUCK
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Summary
Remains of castle whose stones were allegedly used to build the old castle of Ellon.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9891 3507 (73m by 63m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ93NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Ellon |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
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.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No29(1867) 137 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
GODSMAN, J, 1952, HISTORY OF THE BURGH & PARISH OF ELLON, ABERDEENSHIRE, 55, 61 (Bibliographic reference). SAB591.
BOGDAN, N, 2008, EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB3811.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ93NE12;
- NRHE Numlink: 20416;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ93NE0014;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20416 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Jan 31 2024 3:37PM
