Knockhall Castle
| Knockhall Castle | |
|---|---|
| near Newburgh, Aberdeenshire in Scotland | |
| File:Knockhall Castle, Geograph.jpg Knockhall Castle in 2006 | |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Location | |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 16th century |
| Built by | William Sinclair |
| Official name | Knockhall Castle |
| Type | Secular: castle; manor house |
| Designated | 11 February 1993 |
| Reference no. | SM5577 |
Knockhall Castle is a historic Scottish castle near to Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
History
[edit | edit source]The castle was built by William Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair of Newburgh and completed sometime in 1565. James VI stayed on 9 July 1589.[1] There is a stone door lintel carved with the date '1589’ in commemoration of the royal visit. John Sinclair, 10th Lord Sinclair sold the castle to Clan Udny in 1634. The building was damaged in 1639 when taken by the Earl Marischal for the Covenanters, but was later returned to Udny hands. The Clan occupied the castle until 1734, when an accidental fire caused extensive damage to the building. The Clan then moved back into their other property, Udny Castle. Jamie Fleeman, the Laird of Udny's fool, is credited with saving the life of the family in the fire.[2] The castle remains a ruin to this day and is designated a scheduled monument.[3][4]
Reports in late 2019 indicated that the castle was for sale but redevelopment would require planning permission.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Calendar State Papers Scotland, vol. 10 (Edinburgh, 1936), p. 117.
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- ^ KNOCKHALL CASTLE[permanent dead link]
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External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
