Tolquhon Castle

Tolquhon Castle

Tolquhon Castle (pronounced: "toh-hon", and sometimes spelt 'Tolquhoun') is located in Aberdeenshire, about 20 miles northwest of Aberdeen. The current castle was built by William Forbes from 1584-1589 to replace an earlier towerhouse known as Preston's Tower, which is still partly intact, forming the left-hand tower when viewed from in front of the gatehouse (at the northern corner).

The castle features unusual gun ports in the towers adjacent to the entrance, a design which was subsequently used in Dean Castle. Also unusual is the stone tilework in the main hall.

References

"Investigating Tolquhon Castle" from the Historic Scotland, "Information for Teachers" series.

External links

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* [http://gallery.mcmillan.net.nz/v/Travels/Scotland07/HistoricPlaces/Talquhon/ More photographs of Tolquhon Castle]

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