What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rothes Castle as Castle (medieval), Motte (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Rothes Castle was built in the late 13th or early 14th century by the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is historically significant as the seat of the Earls of Kintore and as a key stronghold in the defense of northeast Scotland during the medieval period.
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Places near here
RothesCoin (13th Century) · 39 yd
Rothes, Glen Spey DistilleryDistillery (period Unassigned) · 77 yd
Rothes, Seafield Square, Victoria BarPublic House (period Unassigned) · 281 yd
Rothes, New Street, Burgh ChambersBurgh Chambers (post Medieval) · 298 yd
Aikenway CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Wood of SourdenForest · 1.6 mi
Ben AiganMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Wood of DundurcasForest · 2.1 mi
Heathery IsleIsland · 2.4 mi
Craigellachie BridgeVisitor information · 2.4 mi
Craigellachie Bridge plaqueVisitor information · 2.4 mi
Distillery and Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 2.7 miOther information
Photo: Alan O'Dowd · CC BY-SA 2.0