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Location
near Aboyne, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Description
Birse Castle is located in the Forest of Birse, Aberdeenshire. The original structure was a square three-storey tower house with turrets and a corbelled circular tower at the south east The castle is a B-listed historic site. The building is owned by Viscount Cowdry, Dunecht House, Dunecht, Aberdeen.
History
Birse Castle was built about 1600 for the Gordons of Cluny. When the Gordons built Birse Castle, they encroached upon The Forest of Birse, which consisted of about 24 farms. Eighteen of these were owned by the Gordons, but the owners of the other six farms did not take too kindly to the Gordons intrusion and burned down the castle about 1640 .The castle was a ruin by 1887, but restoration started in 1905. In 1930 a three-storey wing was added.
Other Castles in the Area
Abergeldie Castle, Aberdeenshire
Balfluig Castle, Aberdeenshire
Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire
Cluny Castle, Aberdeenshire
Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire
Crathes Castle, Aberdeenshire
Drumtochty Castle, Aberdeenshire
Edzell Castle, Angus
Fasque Castle, Aberdeenshire
Glenbuchat Castle, Aberdeenshire
Invermark Castle, Angus
Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire
Knock Castle, Aberdeenshire
Midmar Castle, Aberdeenshire
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