Английская Википедия:Dee Castle

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Dee Castle was a 15th-century castle, about Шаблон:Convert east of Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and south of the River Dee.[1]

It may be known alternatively as Kinacoul Castle.[1]

History

Dee Castle is thought to be the ancient residence of the Gordons. In may have been erected as early as the mid-15th century, although another view is that it was built about 1602, burnt in 1641, and allowed to fall into disrepair.[2]

Structure

A small portion of the castle may have been incorporated in a Roman Catholic chapel dated 1797, in its north-west angle. That chapel was out of use by 1898. It has been converted to a private dwelling and it is thought that the west wall, which is Шаблон:Convert thick, may have been part of the castle.[2]

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References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. Шаблон:ISBN p.143
  2. 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web