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'''Aboyne Castle''' is an [[historic]] [[castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Scotland]] at the northern edge of the town of [[Aboyne]] (Grid Reference NO5299).<ref>United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, 1:50,000 Series</ref> There is a large extent of planted policies on both sides of the [[Dee River]], including ornamental plantations and the [[Loch of Aboyne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townhistory167.html|title=TownHistory|publisher=Scotland Gazette|accessdate=2007-11-24}}</ref> The location of Aboyne Castle was selected for its strategic position near the Dee and controlling the northern end of one of the [[Mounth]] crossings.<ref name="Simpson">W. Douglas Simpson, ''The Early Castles of Mar'', Proceedings of the Society: 102, December 10, 1928</ref> <ref>C. Michael Hogan, ''Elsick Mounth'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham (2007)[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18037]</ref> After [[1242]] [[AD]] Aboyne Castle fell to ownership of the Crown and became a favourite royal residence.<ref name="Simpson">W. Douglas Simpson, ''The Early Castles of Mar'', Proceedings of the Society: 102, December 10, 1928</ref>
'''Aboyne Castle''' is a [[historic]] [[castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], [[Scotland]] at the northern edge of the town of [[Aboyne]] (Grid Reference NO5299).<ref>United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, 1:50,000 Series</ref> There is a large extent of planted policies on both sides of the [[Dee River]], including ornamental plantations and the [[Loch of Aboyne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townhistory167.html|title=TownHistory|publisher=Scotland Gazette|accessdate=2007-11-24}}</ref> The location of Aboyne Castle was selected for its strategic position near the Dee and controlling the northern end of one of the [[Mounth]] crossings.<ref name="Simpson">W. Douglas Simpson, ''The Early Castles of Mar'', Proceedings of the Society: 102, December 10, 1928</ref> <ref>C. Michael Hogan, ''Elsick Mounth'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham (2007)[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18037]</ref> After [[1242]] [[AD]] Aboyne Castle fell to ownership of the Crown and became a favourite royal residence.<ref name="Simpson">W. Douglas Simpson, ''The Early Castles of Mar'', Proceedings of the Society: 102, December 10, 1928</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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Aboyne Castle is a historic castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the northern edge of the town of Aboyne (Grid Reference NO5299).[1] There is a large extent of planted policies on both sides of the Dee River, including ornamental plantations and the Loch of Aboyne.[2] The location of Aboyne Castle was selected for its strategic position near the Dee and controlling the northern end of one of the Mounth crossings.[3] [4] After 1242 AD Aboyne Castle fell to ownership of the Crown and became a favourite royal residence.[3]

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  1. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, 1:50,000 Series
  2. ^ "TownHistory". Scotland Gazette. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  3. ^ a b W. Douglas Simpson, The Early Castles of Mar, Proceedings of the Society: 102, December 10, 1928
  4. ^ C. Michael Hogan, Elsick Mounth, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham (2007)[1]



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