Castle of Fiddes

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English The Castle of Fiddes is a 16th-century tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located around Script error: No such module "convert". south-west of Stonehaven. It is dated 1592 on a window lintel, with a later date of 1673 on the east wall suggesting a renovation at this time.[1] It was the property of the Arbuthnott family, who sold it in the later 17th century to the Thomson family of Arduthie.[2] It was modernised around 1930 and remains occupied. It is a category A listed building.[3]

The four-storey tower is built on an unusual variant of the L-plan, with a large circular stair tower and several projecting turrets supported on corbels.[1]

See also

  • Thrummy-cap, ghost tale by John Burness associated with the castle.

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