Document record MAB56859 - GLENQUITHLE
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Summary
Site of possible castle/ manor.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8445 6451 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ86SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Aberdour |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of possible castle/ manor. In 1422 the 'Place of Glencuthill' became a possession of the Irvines of Drum. Eighty-one years later, the Earl of Buchan granted the barony of Glencuthill to Lord Ruthven. Later in the 16th century the lands, which by that time were in the possession of the Bairds of Auchmedden, were described as lying in the barony of Glendowachie. Originally a thanage, later a lordship, it has been suggested, probably incorrectly, that Glendowachie may have been an earlier name for Glencuthill. While the caput 'The Place of Glencuthill' probably lay on the site of the farm, which is now called Glenquithle, it is just possible that it occupied a site further up the Tore of Troup at Castle Fauld (NJ86SW0016).
Period Notes
Mentioned in 1422.
ROBERTSON, J, 1843, HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF, 443 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1504.
PRATT, J. B., 1858, BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION, 178-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1410.
FERGUSON, J, 1913, T BANFF FC 10,3A(1912-3)207-82, 260-1, 265-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB507.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ86SW14;
- NRHE Numlink: 76895;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ86SW0015;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/76895 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1410 Bibliographic reference: PRATT, J. B.. 1858. BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION. 178-9.
- --- SAB1504 Bibliographic reference: ROBERTSON, J. 1843. HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF. Y. 443.
- --- SAB507 Bibliographic reference: FERGUSON, J. 1913. T BANFF FC 10,3A(1912-3)207-82. 260-1, 265-6.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 19 2020 4:40PM
