Eden Castle

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Eden Castle
Eden Castle near Banff - geograph.org.uk - 555861.jpg
Ruins in 2007
Eden Castle
TypeCastle
Coordinates 57°37′05″N2°30′26″W / 57.6180°N 2.5072°W / 57.6180; -2.5072
OS grid reference NJ698588
Built16th century
Official nameEden Castle
TypeSecular: tower
Designated3 March 1993
Reference no. SM5638

Eden Castle is a castle near Banff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

The castle was built in the latter half of the 16th century by the Meldrum family with renovation and additional building carried out by George Leslie from 1676. From 1712, the castle was owned by William Duff, the Earl of Fife. Although largely ruined today, it formed a z-plan towerhouse with two towers at diagonally opposite corners of the main block.

The site has been designated a scheduled monument. [1]

References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Eden Castle (SM5638)" . Retrieved 8 March 2019.