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	CastleXplorer - Auchindoun Castle
		The ruins of Auchindoun Castle, an L-plan tower house, stand on a hilltop within the earthworks of an Iron Age hillfort.
		The castle was built in the mid 15th century by Robert Cochrane, court mason and favourite of James III.
		Auchindoun Castle was sacked and burnt in 1591 by the Mackintoshes in revenge for the murder of the Bonnie Earl o’Moray by the Marquis of Huntly and Sir Patrick Gordon of Auchindoun.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /scotland/auchindoun/auchindoun.php (203 words)

	Corgarff Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		The castle is thought to have been built in about 1550 by John Forbes of Towie.
		And although it would not have happened at an outpost like Corgarff, in a larger base like Fort George up to one in a hundred soldiers was allowed to marry, and his wife and any family would also live in the barrack room.
		From 1802 the Castle was used as a farmhouse, but the Government repurchased it in 1827, this time as a base designed specifically to tackle whisky smuggling and illegal distillation in the area.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /strathdon/corgarffcastle (1017 words)

	Auchindoun Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Auchindoun Castle is a 15th century L-Plan tower castle located in Auchindounnear Dufftown in the Moray region of Scotland.
		Following the Restoration of Charles II, the castle was awarded to the Marquis of Huntly.
		Stones taken from the castle have been used in local farm buildings and nearby Balvenie Castle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Auchindoun_Castle (379 words)

	Tour Lower Speyside, Scotland
		Castle motte of 12th century over-looks scene of 1645 Civil War skir-mish.
		Ruin of Duffus Castle, rebuilt of stone in 14th century, stands on a Norman mound.
		Castle of 16th century lies at heart of conservation village.
	www.scotland247.co.uk /speyside2.htm (1063 words)

	Just Outstanding - Loch Lomond & The Trossachs. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		At that time, a causeway connected the castle with the shore, but in the 18th century the loch was dammed and its level raised to float timber down to the Spey, submerging the causeway and leaving the castle a true island fortress.
		Braemar is perhaps the archetypal Scottish castle, its fairytale towers and turrets dominating the surrounding broad, flat valley floor of the River Dee.
		Braemar Castle is reputedly haunted by two spectres, that of John Farquharson of Inverey, and by a newly-married bride who is said to have committed suicide when she (wrongly) thought that her new husband had abandoned her after their first night on Honeymoon.
	www.justoutstanding.co.uk /cairngorms/people/landmarks.htm (5849 words)

	Chapter I. Position And Extent Of The Cabrach.-How To Reach It.
		The castle is said to have been built originally by the Danes, and a large room in it is yet called "The Danes' Hall".
		Little is known of its origin or history, but it is assumed that it belongs to the period between 1000 and 1200, when many forts were erected both as a means of defence against invasion, and as a protection to the surrounding country in the frequent inter-tribal wars.
		It was burned down by the Mackintoshes in revenge for the murder of their chieftain in 1500, and afterwards repaired, but is now fallen into ruin under the influence of the weather and the depredations of modern builders.
	www.threestones.co.uk /books/feerings/chapter1.html (2933 words)

	Castles
		The Castle dates from the 16th century and is home to the Lady Laird, Clare Macpherson-Grant Russell, and her family.
		Resplendent with it's turrets and battlements the castle is surrounded by the sea and it's lush forest.
		This is the last remaining medieval castle in the western isles, and the seat of the Chiefs of Clan Macneil.
	www.scottishindoorbowls.org.uk /cabar.htm (1922 words)

	House of Gordon ~ Virginia Division
		Cochran was hanged in 1482 and the castle passed to the Ogilvy family.
		In November 1571 Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, who was still supporting the deposed Queen Mary, attacked and burned Corgarff Castle, killing 24 people including the wife and family of the laird, John Forbes, and several servants.
		Auchindoun was restored after the Mackintoshes wrecked it, but by 1725, the stonework was being used for building material in nearby areas.
	www.houseofgordonva.com /Auchindoun.html (730 words)

	Auchindoun - WoWWiki
		Auchindoun is a former Draenei holy site and Horde fortress in the middle of Outland's Terokkar Forest.
		Auchindoun is now in turmoil as different factions vie for power in this magical spot.
		Auchindoun is originally the name of a castle located in Moray region of Scotland.
	www.wowwiki.com /Auchindoun (300 words)

	Castles from Rampant Scotland Directory
		A vast collection of photos of castles, mansions, towers, standing stones, churches, abbeys in the UK, including many which are not often seen on the Web, in some cases because they are particularly ruinous.
		The aim is to improve public awareness of Scotland's castles as a valuable inheritance and encourage the responsible ownership, conservation and restoration of ruined structures at risk.
		There is documentary evidence on the castle from the thirteenth century to the 1920s, archaeological features, detailed description of the castle's architecture and the castle's early history to the present day including a chronology of events.
	www.rampantscotland.com /castles.htm (1875 words)

	Auchindoun Castle
		This castle has had a very violent life and not held by anyone for very long.
		Auchindoun was restored after the Mackintoshes wrecked it, but by 1725 the stone work was being used for building material in nearby areas.
		This is an L-Plan tower house with three stories to it's structure.
	www.darkisle.com /a/adoun/adoun.html (164 words)

	Directory of castles built in Moray, Scotland, UK
		Inspect this enclosure castle with curtain wall originally erected in the 13th century and added further developed in 15th/16th centuries.
		Study castle that was the bishop's seat in 1224 where there are few remains of 13th and 14th century buildings, but the huge tower house built later does exist.
		Tour the remains of this 13th century castle that once sported a drawbridge and twin-towered entrance that is section of curtain wall.
	www.uk-castles.co.uk /moray.htm (543 words)

	Historical perspective for Auchindoun Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Massive and three-storied, it crowns a steep limestone rock, at least 200 feet high, which is washed on three sides by the Fiddich, and on the fourth is guarded by a moat; within it contains a noble Gothic hall, its vaulted roof upborne on fluted pillars.
		Sir Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, sixth son of the fourth Earl of Huntly, defeated the Forbeses at the Craibstane in 1571, and afterwards burned the castle of Towie; his brother and successor, Sir Patrick, was one of the signers of the ` Spanish blanks ' in 1592, and was slain at Glenlivet, 4 Oct. 1594.
		Queen Mary rode by it in 1562; and in 1867 Queen Victoria picnicked on the opposite bank with the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, owner of all the old barony of Auchindoun.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurehistory9726.html (471 words)

	Scotland Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		We visited Donvegan Castle and saw the Fairy Flag that was supposed to have been given to the McCleod Clan by the Fairy to protect the Clan in times of danger.
		The castle itself was not that big, but the interior had a lot of odd things to look at, besides the flag, and the gardens were beautiful.
		The Castle is in the care of Historic Scotland and is open to the public all year round and seven days a week.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Things_To_Do-Scotland-BR-29.html (988 words)

	Dufftown Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Balvenie, a mile to the north, is home to Balvenie Castle, which dates back to the 1200s.
		This was the site of defensive works built as early as 1000, which were later developed into Auchindoun Castle, a tower house built in the 1400s.
		This was the base of Adam Gordon, who in 1571 burned down Corgarff Castle and killed 28 women, children and servants of the Forbes clan.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /dufftown/dufftown/index.html (539 words)

	An alphabetical list of all castles in Scotland, A - C
		More than 1200 castles and other medieval buildings can be found in Scotland; here we have a list of more than 300 of them, mostly castles, divided over several pages.
		This castle is used in the series 'Monarch of the Glen'
		Present castle dates from the de 20nd c.
	www.teije.nl /schotland/sch_kastlijst_en.htm (256 words)

	Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland - Chapter III - Earldom and Earls of Huntly - Section XI
		The Castle of Strathbogie was garrisoned by a body of men under the command of Archibald Carmichael.
		Among those slain was Sir Patrick Gordon of Auchindoun, a son of the fourth Earl of Huntly.
		The Castle of Slains, the seat of the Earl of Erroll, and other mansions of the Gordons, were also dismantled.
	www.electricscotland.com /WEBCLANS/earldoms/chapter3s11.htm (1882 words)

	Am Baile - Corgarff Castle
		Corgarff Castle stands at the head of Strathdon in Aberdeenshire and 20 miles west of Glenmore near Aviemore.
		The Forbes family lost the castle in tragic circumstances when Adam Gordon of Auchindoun attempted to capture the castle while the men were away.
		The castle was then in the hands of local bandits until it was acquired by the Earl of Mar and used as a place to assemble and equip his army during the 1715 Jacobite Rising.
	www.ambaile.org.uk /en/item/item_illustration.jsp?item_id=17964 (288 words)

	Alphabetical List of Scottish Castles on the Web compiled by The Chatelaine
		The castle used in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen.
		Armadale Castle Gardens and the Museum of the Isles (formerly called the Clan Donald Visitor).
		Meet your clan chief, trace your roots, stay in a castle, tour the distilleries.
	www.castles.org /Chatelaine/list.htm (745 words)

	Castles in Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Scotland contains many buildings which were built to look like castles, but are not usually considered to be castles.
		The Black Island, a Tintin story featuring a castle based on Lochranza Castle.
		Castle Dangerous, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, drew inspiration from Douglas Castle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castles_in_Scotland (195 words)

	Aswanley :: Aberdeenshire Castles
		Aswanley is in the village Glass, situated on the edge of the Highlands, forty miles west of Aberdeen.
		On the way to Dufftown, the Malt Whisky Capital, you will pass the romantic Auchindoun Castle ruins silhouetted on the horizon and behind Ben Rinnes, where you will be rewarded for your climb with the most fantastic view of the Highlands.
		A selection of eleven of the world's most unique castles ranging from the fairy tale magic of Craigievar, to the rugged splendour of Kildrummy Castle ruins, to the country house grandeur of Leith Hall.
	www.aswanley.com /aswanley_localarea.html (236 words)

	Dark Isle - Castles, Manors and Abbeys in Scotland
		Auchindoun Castle - About ready to fall down but beautiful.
		Duart Castle - Impressive fortress on the island of Mull.
		Lochranza Castle - Was a hunting lodge for the Kings of Scotland
	www.darkisle.com /castles.html (717 words)

	Towns & Villages - Detail
		The locals raised a petition for his reprieve, but when the pardon was on its way, MacPhersons' arch-enemy, Lord Braco - the Sheriff of Banff, put the clock forward an hour to make sure he would hang.
		Balvenie Castle, a 13th century ruined courtyard castle with Renaissance facade.
		Mortlach Old Church and Auchindoun Castle are nearby.
	www.agtb.org /4DACTION/WebActionTownsDetail/DUFF14 (195 words)

	Scotland Ride
		Kildrummy Castle (1250) is another ruined piece of history, with just assorted pieces of walls and towers still standing – another tribute to mankind’s penchant for war and destruction.
		Urquahart Castle is situated on a green, grassy promontory overlooking the loch.
		The remains of the local castle sit on the coast above the harbor and are overgrown with woods and weeds.
	www.dadsgonebad.com /Scotland_Ride.html (8225 words)

	Pictures of Auchindoun Castle, Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Auchindoun Castle hotels, accommodation, Photographs, ...
		Auchindoun Castle hotels, accommodation, Photographs, history, maps and attractions
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		Show all websites about Auchindoun Castle and submit your own.
	www.picturesofengland.com /Scotland/Moray/Dufftown/Auchindoun_Castle (308 words)

	The Fiddler’s Companion
		The Ogilvie clan held it for some years, but control passed to the Gordons in 1535, who in turn held it for 50 years until the Macintoshes ravaged the castle in 1591 in revenge for the murder of the Bonnie Earl o’ Moray.
		Although the castle was restored after the depredations of the Mackintishes, Gordon was killed a few years later in 1594 in the Battle of Glenlivet.
		century the castle had fallen into disrepair and was abandoned, and stones from it were being appropriated for local building projects.
	www.ibiblio.org /fiddlers/AU_AY.htm (2492 words)

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