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Gight Castle is a ruined tower house of the sixteenth century situated in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. Built by the Meldrum family, the castle comprises a rectangular keep which originally rose to several storeys with a vaulted basement and corner turrets typical of the period and region. The structure reflects the defensive and residential requirements of a minor gentry stronghold during the early modern period, though it suffered significant decline after the seventeenth century. The ruins remain a notable example of the domestic architecture of rural Aberdeenshire in the era following the Scottish Renaissance.
Gight Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2508. View the official record →
Gight Castle is a ruined tower house of the sixteenth century situated in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2508.
Gight 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 SM2508.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gight Castle, dovecot 200m WNW of (0.3 km), Bellmuir,hut circles 450m SW of Auchencrieve (4.2 km), Bellmuir,settlement,field system & cairns 900m SE of Auchencrieve (4.9 km).
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