Inchdrewer Castle
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Inchdrewer Castle is a 16th-century tower house in the parish of Banff, Aberdeenshire, in the north-east of Scotland. Situated on a slight rise 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Banff, it looks across to Banff Bay. Originally owned by the Currour family, it was purchased by the Ogilvies of Dunlugas in 1557 and became their main family seat. The Ogilvies were staunch Royalists, which resulted in the castle coming under attack from the Covenanters in 1640. George Ogilvy, 3rd Lord Banff was murdered in 1713 and his body hidden inside the castle, which was then set on fire. The castle came under siege again in 1746, during the Jacobite rising of 1745–46. At the start of the 19th century, following the death of the 8th Lord Banff, the property was inherited by the Abercromby of Birkenbog family, who leased it to a tenant. It became uninhabited after 1836 and the structure deteriorated.
Location: 57.6351, -2.5779, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Banff Castle ⓘ
medieval castle (remains) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Findlater Castle ⓘ
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Pitsligo Castle ⓘ
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Delgatie Castle ⓘ
castle and museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK -
Inchdrewer Castle ⓘ
16th-century tower house in Scotland -
Buckie & District Fishing Heritage Centre ⓘ
museum in Buckie, Moray, Scotland, UK -
Duff House ⓘ
estate house in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK -
Portsoy Salmon Bothy ⓘ
museum in Portsoy, Scotland, United Kingdom
Inchdrewer Castle
Inchdrewer or Inch Druar Castle, Banffshire. 1790
Inchdrewer Castle Floor plan
Inchdrewer Castle plan of first floor| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | Dictionary of Scottish Architects page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | castle | Banff Castle | house, castle, motte | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Findlater Castle | castle ruin | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Pitsligo Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1049 | Delgatie Castle | museum, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1500 | Inchdrewer Castle | tower house | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1986 | Buckie & District Fishing Heritage Centre | maritime museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1995 | Duff House | museum, art museum, mansion | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2008 | Portsoy Salmon Bothy | museum, bothy, independent museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Inchdrewer Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Inchdrewer or Inch Druar Castle, Banffshire. 1790 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Inchdrewer Castle Floor plan | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Inchdrewer Castle plan of first floor | Commons | ||
