What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aikenway Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Aikenway Castle was built in the 13th or 14th century by an unidentified Scottish noble family. It is remembered as a medieval stronghold in a region with significant historical activity during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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Places near here
Lower AikenwayFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 447 yd
Wood of SourdenForest · 597 yd
Upper AikenwayFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 841 yd
KirkhillEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible), Linear Feature(s) (period Unassigned) · 1010 yd
Wood of DundurcasForest · 1238 yd
Dundurcas Kirk and Burial GroundBurial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval), Church (medieval) · 1270 yd
Rothes CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval)(possible) · 1.4 mi
Knock MoreMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Ben AiganMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
BalnabreichCastle (medieval) · 3.2 mi
Heathery IsleIsland · 3.4 mi
Craigellachie BridgeVisitor information · 3.5 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0