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Castle of Findochty

Scotland
HES SM5489
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Castle of Findochty is a medieval castle site located in Banffshire, Scotland. The castle represents a fortified settlement of medieval date, though detailed records of its construction and occupation remain limited in the scholarly record. The site is situated in the coastal region of Aberdeenshire, within an area rich in medieval settlement archaeology. As recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland register, the monument represents an important element of the medieval defensive landscape of northeast Scotland.

Castle of Findochty is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5489. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle of Findochty?

Castle of Findochty is a medieval castle site located in Banffshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5489.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle of Findochty?

Castle of Findochty 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 SM5489.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle of Findochty?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tronach Castle, Tronach Head, Portknockie (2.6 km), Tarrieclerack, long cairn (2.8 km), Green Castle, promontory fort, Portknockie (3.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Tronach Castle, Tronach Head, Portknockie
Tronach head, portknockie2.6 km
Tarrieclerack, long cairn
Neolithic · Long cairn2.8 km
Green Castle, promontory fort, Portknockie
Iron Age · Promontory fort, portknockie3.6 km
Foulford Bridge, cairns 400m W of
Cairns4 km
Foulford Bridge, cairn 310m NW of
Cairn4.1 km
Foulford Bridge, cairn 160m WnW of
Cairn4.2 km
Davie's Castle, fort
Iron Age · Fort5.2 km
Castle Hill,motte
Medieval · Motte5.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle of Findochty

Castle of Findochty stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is quartzite.

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