
What is recorded here
Castle of Pitsligo stands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, recorded as a castle on the public map. The stones may have watched carts, weddings, storms and quiet weeks, while people came and went without writing their names down. What is certain is that the place still belongs to the landscape, keeping its shape when memory thins.
Castle of Pitsligo is shown as a castle on the public map of Aberdeenshire. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
The Castle of Pitsligo was built by the Gordon family in the 16th century and later held by the Keiths. It is remembered as a historically significant stronghold in the north-east of Scotland, reflecting the region's turbulent feudal history.
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Places near here
Pitsligo CastleCastle (medieval), Formal Garden (17th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 6 yd
Castle FarmDovecot (period Unassigned) · 96 yd
Rosehearty War MemorialMemorial · 589 yd
Jubilee FountainMemorial · 697 yd
RoseheartyBurgh (medieval), Village (period Unassigned) · 760 yd
Castle of PittulieCastle (early 17th Century), Dovecot (period Unassigned) · 863 yd
Fluke PeelBeach / strand · 906 yd
Rosehearty Harbour, SlipwaySlipway (20th Century) · 1086 yd
Rosehearty Harbour, West Pier and Breakwater, LighthouseBeacon (period Unassigned) · 1223 yd
Prestonian: Quarry Head, Aberdour Bay, North SeaSteamship (20th Century) · 2.1 mi
Phingask ShoreBeach / strand · 2.4 mi
Fraserburgh Heritage CentreMuseum · 3.7 miOther information
Photo: Bill Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0