What is recorded here

Rothiemay Castle stood as the Abernethy seat in Moray during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, hosting Queen Mary in 1562 while surrounding Gordon lands threatened Saltoun possessions. The castle changed hands quickly after 1612, yet it remained a stage for violent regional rivalry when Patrick Livingstone escaped a surprise Gordon attack there in 1618. Later tragedy reached the household when William Gordon of Rothiemay died in the Frendraught fire of 1630, leaving his widow to wage a bitter private war against her neighbours.

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

Rothiemay Castle was built in the 16th century by the Gordon family, a powerful Scottish noble clan. It is remembered as a significant example of Scottish tower house architecture and as part of the historical landscape of northeast Scotland.

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