What is recorded here

Midmar Castle is a medieval tower house in Aberdeenshire that became a country house when Victorian owners added romantic features to the old stone. William Burnett of Leys built it in 1565 as a fortified family home, and later Burnetts, Gordons, Keiths and Pearsons lived there as Scottish politics and fashion changed around it. The castle still stands privately near Echt, its sharp silhouette rising above the countryside like a house that refused to stop being seen.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Midmar Castle as Country House (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval). 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.

Midmar Castle is a medieval tower house located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is believed to have been built in the 16th century by the Gordon family, a powerful and influential clan in the region. The castle is remembered for its historical association with the Gords and its role in the local defense and power structure of northeast Scotland during the late medieval period.

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