Английская Википедия:Avochie Castle
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Avochie Castle is a ruined tower house, dating from the 16th century,[1] or early 17th century, around Шаблон:Convert north of Huntly, east of the river Deveron, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1]
The modern Avochie House is just to the west.[1]
History
This was originally a property of the Gordons of Avochie, who were active in the conflicts of the reign of Mary Queen of Scots and her son James VI.[1]
It was the property of Adam Hay Gordon in 1871.[2]
Structure
The gable ends, with a corbelled-out bartizan at the south-east,[2] are all that remains of the castle.[1]
It has been said, “It has scarcely a claim to be the title of "Castle" as it was only a small quadrangular building of scarcely two stories”.[2] Its dimensions are Шаблон:Convert.[3]
It is a category B listed building.[3]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Coventry Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. Шаблон:ISBN p63
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
