Pitsligo Castle

Pitsligo Castle is a ruined castle half a mile east of Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Modified in the 1570s by the Forbes of Druminnor, it was described by W. Douglas Simpson as one of the nine castles of the Knuckle, referring to the rocky headland of North-East Aberdeenshire. It is listed by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument.

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Castle of Pitsligo
castle, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 57.6923, -2.1069, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Banff Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle (remains) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Cairnbulg Castle ⓘ
  14th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

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  Pitsligo Castle ⓘ
  castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Ravenscraig Castle ⓘ
  tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Delgatie Castle ⓘ
  castle and museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

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  Inchdrewer Castle ⓘ
  16th-century tower house in Scotland  

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  Aberdeenshire Farming Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Arbuthnot Museum ⓘ
  museum in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

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  Museum of Scottish Lighthouses ⓘ
  museum in a former lighthouse, Kinnaird Head, Scotland

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  HM Prison Peterhead ⓘ
  former prison in Scotland

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  Duff House ⓘ
  estate house in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

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1500 Inchdrewer Castle

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1888 HM Prison Peterhead

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1995 Duff House

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Banff Castle	house, castle, motte	Wikidata
site	castle		Cairnbulg Castle	castle, building	Wikidata
site	castle		Pitsligo Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Ravenscraig Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1049	Delgatie Castle	museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1500	Inchdrewer Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	museum		Aberdeenshire Farming Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Arbuthnot Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Scottish Lighthouses	museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	HM Prison Peterhead	museum, prison	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Duff House	museum, art museum, mansion	Wikidata
commons	image		Pitsligo Castle 04		Commons
commons	image		Pitsligo Castle 03		Commons
commons	image		Pitsligo Castle 02		Commons
commons	image		Pitsligo Castle 05		Commons
commons	image		Pitsligo Castle 06		Commons
commons	image		Pitsligo Castle 01		Commons