Nine castles of the Knuckle

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Nine castles of the Knuckle

The nine castles of the Knuckle are a group of ancient castles found in Aberdeenshire in the Buchan area of Scotland. The term was used by historian William Douglas Simpson, who described the promontory between the Moray Firth and the North Sea as "the north-eastern knuckle of Scotland".[1] From west to east, the castles are Dundarg, Pitsligo, Pitullie, Kinnaird, Wine Tower, Cairnbulg, Inverallochy, Lonmay and Rattray. Although Simpson coined the term, he did not draw any connections between the sites, other than their location.[1]

Castle Image OS Grid Reference Built by Construction date Destruction date Current condition
Cairnbulg Castle 150px NK017640 Comyn family; rebuilt by Fraser Family 13th century; rebuilt c.1380[2] N/A Inhabited
Dundarg Castle NJ895648 Comyn family (?) 13th century 1334 Ruin
Inverallochy Castle 150px NK040628 Comyn family Ruin, few remains
Kinnaird Castle 150px NJ999675 Alexander Fraser of Philorth 1570 N/A Converted into lighthouse
Lonmay Castle 150px NK063605 No remains
Pitsligo Castle 150px NJ937670 Fraser family 1424 Ruin
Pittulie Castle 150px NJ944670 16th century Ruin
Castle of Rattray 150px NK088578 Comyn family (possibly by William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan) Late 12th or early 13th century 15th century No remains
Winetower 150px NJ999675 Unknown 16th century N/A Preserved

References

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