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Inverallochy Castle

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The remains of buildings are arranged around three sides of a courtyard, with a curtain wall across the south side. A tower in the north-east corner remains largely to its full height, while the remaining curtain wall stands up to 10 m high. The internal walls have largely collapsed. Evidence of a
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Until the latter half of the 18th century, there was a stone inserted above the entrance, bearing the sculptured arms of the Comyns, with an inscription "recording that the estate around it was obtained by Jordan Comyn for building the
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larger outer courtyard measuring approximately 60 metres (200 ft) square to the north and east remains. The ruins are protected as a
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Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland
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area of North-East Scotland, dating to 1504. It lies 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of
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Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
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A series of photos of Inverallochy Castle on Flickr
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courtyard castle
Inverallochy
Buchan
Cairnbulg Castle
Fraserburgh
W. Douglas Simpson
nine castles of the Knuckle
scheduled monument
Lord Lyon
abbey of Deer




ISBN
185158-231-2
"Cairnbulg Castle, Aberdeenshire"
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
"Inverallochy Castle"
Historic Environment Scotland
"Inverallochy Castle (SM97)"
Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland
A series of photos of Inverallochy Castle on Flickr
Inverallochy Castle Virtual Tour
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Wayback Machine
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