What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Idoch Castle as Castle (medieval), Human Remains (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Idoch Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the late 14th or early 15th century, and is associated with the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its strategic location and the historical significance of the Keiths in the governance of Scotland.
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Places near here
Burnside of IdochFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 463 yd
Mains of IdochFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 501 yd
Wood of DelgatyBank (earthwork) (period Unassigned) · 1155 yd
Mill of DelgatyFarm (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
George and Ann Thomson Memorial FountainMemorial · 1.3 mi
Delgatie CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (16th Century) · 1.3 mi
Hatton CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
Lower WoodtownNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Turriff, CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 2.3 mi
LendrumBattle Site (11th Century), Cairnfield (post Medieval) · 2.4 mi
Wood of WraeWood · 3.5 mi
Braes of Slack o' CausewayWood · 4.0 mi