Dunnideer Castle
Dunnideer Castle, now ruined, was a tower house located near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built c.1260 partially from the remains of an existing vitrified hill fort in the same location. It consisted of a single rectangular tower of 15m by 12.5m with walls 1.9m thick. Evidence suggests that a first-floor hall existed. Evidence shows it had several floors.[1]
Dunnideer Castle in December 2019
The tower house is built within an older prehistoric vitrified hillfort dating to c250 BC, excavated by Dr Murray Cook of Rampart Scotland.[2]
The prehistoric fort and tower house is a scheduled monument.[3]
References
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunnideer Castle, Site Number NJ62NW 1 (18128)". Canmore. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- Cook, M. (2010), "New Light on Oblong Forts: excavations at Dunnideer, Aberdeenshire", Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 140, pp. 79–82
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Hill of Dunnideer, fort, platform settlement and tower (SM95)". Retrieved 2019-03-08.
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