Auldearn Castle

Auldearn Castle
Auldearn Castle
Auldearn, Highland, Scotland
	Auldearn Castle
Coordinates	57°34′39″N 3°48′44″W / 57.5776110°N 3.8123252°W
Site history
Built	12th century

Auldearn Castle^[a] was a castle near the village of Auldearn, Highland in Scotland.

History

Constructed as an earth and timber motte-and-bailey castle during the reign of William the Lion in the late 12th century. ^[1] The castle was handed over by the constable Gillecolm de Madderty to Donald Meic Uilleim during a revolt in Moray in 1187. It was a royal castle used by the Scottish Crown. The castle was the site of the fealty of William, Earl of Ross to King Robert the Bruce in 1308.

Notes

^ Also known as Castle Of Auldearn, Auldearn Motte and Boath Motte

Citations

^ Coventry 2010, p. 65.

References

Coventry, Martin (2010). Castles of the Clans. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.

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[1] Also known as Castle Of Auldearn, Auldearn Motte and Boath Motte

[FOOTNOTECoventry201065-2] Coventry 2010, p. 65.

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