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Blairfindy Castle is a medieval fortified structure located approximately 20 metres north of Castleton in Banffshire, Scotland. The castle represents a modest stronghold of the medieval period, constructed to control and protect interests in the locality. The surviving remains are fragmentary, reflecting the typical fate of smaller medieval fortifications in northeast Scotland that have endured centuries of decay and agricultural use. The site retains archaeological and historical significance as evidence of the pattern of settlement and territorial organisation in medieval Banffshire.
Blairfindy Castle,20m N of Castleton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM105. View the official record →
Blairfindy Castle is a medieval fortified structure located approximately 20 metres north of Castleton in Banffshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM105.
Blairfindy Castle,20m N of Castleton dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a 20m n of castleton. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Blairfindy Castle,20m N of Castleton 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 SM105.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deskie Castle (1.6 km), Drumin Castle (2.2 km), Doune of Dalmore, cairn and stone circle (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Blairfindy Castle,20m N of Castleton'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.
Blairfindy Castle,20m N of Castleton stands on Appin Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is graphitic pelite, calcareous pelite, calcsilicate-rock and psammite.