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Esslemont Castle is a late medieval fortified residence located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle dates from the fifteenth or sixteenth century and represents the domestic architecture of the Scottish landed gentry during this period. The structure originally comprised a tower house with associated outbuildings, characteristic of defensive residences built during the late medieval era when such fortifications remained common among nobility and prosperous landowners in northeast Scotland. The castle's remains contribute to our understanding of domestic and military architecture in early modern Aberdeenshire.
Esslemont Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3400. View the official record →
Esslemont Castle is a late medieval fortified residence located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3400.
Esslemont 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 SM3400.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Kinharrachie, cairn 335m ENE of (1.6 km), Annand Memorial,Ellon churchyard (2.8 km), Ellon Castle (Old) (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Esslemont 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.
Esslemont Castle stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.