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    Esslemont Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on the A920 west of Ellon and is designated a scheduled ancient monument...
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  • Esslemont may refer to: Esslemont (surname) Esslemont railway station, railway station in Esslemont, Aberdeenshire Esslemont Castle, ruined tower house...
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    Fyvie Castle is a castle in the village of Fyvie, near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The earliest parts of Fyvie Castle date from the 13th century...
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    Clan Cheyne (section Castles)
    thirteenth century or earlier. Esslemont Castle, Aberdeenshire, was held by the Cheynes until 1625. Pitfitchie Castle, Aberdeenshire. Ackergill Tower...
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    Fyvie (section Fyvie Castle)
    (Köppen: Cfb). The nearest weather station to Fyvie is located at Fyvie Castle, which is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village, and is 55 m (180 ft) above...
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    of ancient yew trees. Places of interest within the town include Ellon Castle Gardens, recently brought back to life by volunteers and open to the public...
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    Delgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A castle has stood on the site of Delgatie Castle since the year 1030 AD, although...
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  • list of castles in Aberdeenshire. Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in Aberdeenshire "Balmoral Castle". Archived...
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    east of Oldmeldrum is the ruined Tolquhon Castle which is noted for its highly ornamented gatehouse. The castle was built between 1584 and 1589 and is now...
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    over 500 years. Haddo House sits in or near the site of the old Kellie Castle, the family's previous dwelling which was burnt down by the Covenanters...
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    a record of a courtyard house (probably of the 17th century), known as Castle Rainy, which was used for a time as the town hall, in Castlegate until the...
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    are the words police station engraved in the stone. The ruined Knockhall Castle is near Newburgh and was inhabited for a century by Clan Udny. Coastal and...
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    Tolquhon Castle (/tæˈhuːn/ ta-HOON) is located in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It lies about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of Pitmedden, and 2 miles...
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    Gight (redirect from Gight Castle)
    location of the 16th-century Gight (or Formartine) Castle, ancestral home of Lord Byron. Gight Castle is about 4 miles (6.4 km) miles east of Fyvie, just...
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  • Inn hotel and barber, which has just recently closed down. Rothienorman Castle became Rothienorman House and then Rothie House. It was subjected to major...
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    Knockhall Castle is a historic Scottish castle near to Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. The castle was built by William Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair of Newburgh...
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    hall, lies 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the south-east of Methlick. Gight Castle, ancestral home of Lord Byron, lies 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) to the west...
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    in 1767, was a tall, red ashlar mansion featuring carvings from Auchry Castle. The large, now-replaced House of Byth was built to 1693. It is survived...
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    Craigston Castle is a 17th-century country house located about 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) north-east of Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is an historic...
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    Country Park Craigston Castle Delgatie Castle Esslemont Castle Formartine and Buchan Way Fyvie Castle Haddo House Knockhall Castle Pitmedden Garden Sands...
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    centre. The village is situated very close to Haddo House and Tolquhon Castle. "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland"...
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    effectively extended the bounds of the Earldom southward, though the burgh and castle of Fyvie remained in crown hands. The thanage must later have been escheated...
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    Country Park Craigston Castle Delgatie Castle Esslemont Castle Formartine and Buchan Way Fyvie Castle Haddo House Knockhall Castle Pitmedden Garden Sands...
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    Country Park Craigston Castle Delgatie Castle Esslemont Castle Formartine and Buchan Way Fyvie Castle Haddo House Knockhall Castle Pitmedden Garden Sands...
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    Country Park Craigston Castle Delgatie Castle Esslemont Castle Formartine and Buchan Way Fyvie Castle Haddo House Knockhall Castle Pitmedden Garden Sands...
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    Country Park Craigston Castle Delgatie Castle Esslemont Castle Formartine and Buchan Way Fyvie Castle Haddo House Knockhall Castle Pitmedden Garden Sands...
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    Country Park Craigston Castle Delgatie Castle Esslemont Castle Formartine and Buchan Way Fyvie Castle Haddo House Knockhall Castle Pitmedden Garden Sands...
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    Country Park Craigston Castle Delgatie Castle Esslemont Castle Formartine and Buchan Way Fyvie Castle Haddo House Knockhall Castle Pitmedden Garden Sands...
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    side. On 22 September 1943, the Royal Engineers were called out to Udny Castle to investigate reports of an unexploded bomb. It turned out to be a "flash...
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    Country Park Craigston Castle Delgatie Castle Esslemont Castle Formartine and Buchan Way Fyvie Castle Haddo House Knockhall Castle Pitmedden Garden Sands...
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