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Colquhonnie Castle is a late medieval stronghold located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle dates to the fifteenth century and represents a characteristic tower house of the period, built to provide both defensive capability and domestic accommodation for its occupants. The structure reflects the architectural conventions of Scottish baronial fortifications during an era when such castles served as symbols of territorial control and social status among the landowning classes. The site remains an important example of late medieval military architecture within the northeast of Scotland.
Colquhonnie Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5637. View the official record →
Colquhonnie Castle is a late medieval stronghold located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5637.
Colquhonnie 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 SM5637.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Birkford, burnt mound 420m N of (3.4 km), Deskryshiel, hut circle 680m SE of (5.3 km), Badnagoach, shieling group 1km SSE of (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Colquhonnie 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.
Colquhonnie Castle stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.