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Asloun Castle is a ruined castle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with origins traceable to the medieval period. The site represents a fortified residence of local landholding significance within the region's feudal landscape. The castle's remains reflect the defensive and domestic architectural traditions characteristic of Scottish lowland strongholds, though substantial sections have been lost to time and degradation. Its presence in the archaeological record provides evidence of settlement patterns and territorial control in Aberdeenshire during the medieval era.
Asloun Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11392. View the official record →
Asloun Castle is a ruined castle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with origins traceable to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11392.
Asloun Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM11392.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auld Kirk, ring cairn 150m E of Ardgathen (2.6 km), Forbes Church and burial ground (3.1 km), North Strone, stone circle 200m SSW of (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Asloun Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Asloun Castle stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.