Auchindoun Castle ***

Region: Aberdeen(shire) & Moray

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Description:

The castle was built for John, Earl of Mar, in the 15^th century but he had the misfortune to be murdered by his own brother King James III.
Auchindoun then passed to Thomas Cochrane who came to a very unpleasant end when he was hanged from Lauder Bridge in 1482 by nobles led by Archibald “Bell-the-Cat” Douglas, earl of Angus. Later the castle became a stronghold of the Gordons.

It was sacked and burned by the Mackintoshes in 1591 and abandoned by the 18^th century.

Surrounded by fields and moorland this castle has a truly beautiful setting.