Waterton Castle
| Waterton Castle | |
|---|---|
  Waterton Castle | |
| Coordinates | 57°21′48″N 2°02′48″W / 57.36338°N 2.04655°W |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Clan Kerr |
| Condition | ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | 17th century |
| Materials | rubble |
Waterton Castle is a ruined 17th-century tower house, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, north of the River Ythan.[1]
History
[edit]The property belonged to Kinloss Abbey; the Knights Templar acquired it, and it passed from them to the Bannermans around 1560. The Forbeses thereafter owned it until 1770 (at least).[1] It is suggested that the castle was built between 1630 and 1640.[2]
In 1652 the Kennedys of Kermuck murdered John Forbes of Waterton.[1]
Structure
[edit]Only a vaulted basement remains;[1] it measures 4.4 metres (14 ft) by 3.9 metres (13 ft), the walls being 0.7 metres (2 ft 4 in) thick and up to about 3 metres (9.8 ft) high. A sketch from 1770 showed a four-storey building comprising a central block with wings to east and west. These projected a little from the main block, and had crow-stepped gables The vaulted building bears the inscription in the inner south wall: "This stone marks the site of the ancient seat of the family of Forbes, Lairds of Waterton A.D. 1630 - 1770." In 1844 a drinking horn was dug from the castle ruins; in 1863 it was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 p.323
- ^ a b "Waterton Castle". Canmore. Retrieved 19 August 2021.