Auchterarder Castle
| Auchterarder Castle | |
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Perthshire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NN94341334 |
| Location: | 56°18’2"N, 3°42’33"W |
| History | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Bare ruins remain |
Auchterarder Castle stands in ruin just north-east of Auchterarder in Perthshire.
The castle is said to have been a hunting seat of King Malcolm III, known as Malcolm Canmore, (1057-1093), the hero of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It is believed that it was visited by King Edward I in 1296.
The castle was surrounded by a moat, traces of which were still visible in 1899: at that date, part of the donjon keep also remained. A record of 1863 refers to the 'remnant of wall' in the farm yard of Castle Mains. Stones from the castle have been carried away to be used in neighbouring buildings.
All that remains on site today is part of the west and south walls of the keep, once 18 feet high, and these are incorporated in a modern farm outbuilding.
References
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Auchterarder Castle
- OSA 1792; Name Book 1863; A G Reid 1899