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Kindrochit Castle is a late medieval fortress situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the fifteenth century. The castle comprises a substantial stone tower within a defensive enclosure and represents a typical example of Scottish baronial architecture from the period. It served as a stronghold for the local nobility and played a role in the regional power structures of northeast Scotland during the medieval era. The site remains an important archaeological record of late medieval settlement and fortification practices in the Aberdeenshire landscape.
Kindrochit Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2583. View the official record →
Kindrochit Castle is a late medieval fortress situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the fifteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2583.
Kindrochit 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 SM2583.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Allanaquoich, mills 350m to 450m SW of (3.3 km), Invercauld Bridge (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kindrochit 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.
Kindrochit Castle stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.