What is recorded here

Kinnairdy Castle is a 16th-century towerhouse built on a medieval motte in Aberdeenshire, where the Innes family lived from the late 14th century and later owners kept changing its shape. The west wall still stands three metres high, the oak doors carry carved portrait heads from around 1500, and the long lawn may mark the old bailey. Thomas Donaldson and Elizabeth Duff removed two upper storeys in 1725, turning a defensive tower into a country house, while the Innes family returned in 1923 to restore what remained.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kinnairdy Castle as Castle (medieval), Motte and Bailey (medieval), Outbuilding(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Kinnairdy Castle was built by the Keith family in the 13th century and later held by the Drummonds. It is remembered as a significant stronghold in the Strathmore region and for its strategic role in medieval Scottish border conflicts.

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