Doune of Invernochty

Doune of Invernochty

The Doune of Invernochty is an earthwork castle in Scotland. The name is a corruption of Dùn Inbhir Nochdaidh which means, in Gaelic, the "Fort of Invernochty (confluence of River Nochty)."

Dating from around 800 AD it is a moated motte and was a stronghold of the Mormaer of Mar and is thus sometimes described as the 'Citadel of Mar'. The nearest villages are Bellabeg and Strathdon, the latter used to be called Invernochty.

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Coordinates: 57°12′08″N 3°04′33″W / 57.20226°N 3.07582°W / 57.20226; -3.07582


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