What is recorded here

Pitfichie Castle is a restored medieval tower house in Aberdeenshire, probably built around 1560. Its rectangular body and round corner tower mark a transitional style between simple towers and developed Z-plan castles. It collapsed in parts during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, then reappeared through restoration in the late 1970s.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pitfichie Castle as 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.

Pitfichie Castle was built as a medieval tower house, likely by the Leslie family, who were prominent in the area during the 15th or 16th century. It is remembered as an example of Scottish medieval defensive architecture and as part of the historical landscape of the region.

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