Inchdrewer Castle

Inchdrewer Castle is a 16th-century tower house in the parish of Banff, Aberdeenshire, in the north-east of Scotland. Situated on a slight rise 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Banff, it looks across to Banff Bay. Originally owned by the Currour family, it was purchased by the Ogilvies of Dunlugas in 1557 and became their main family seat. The Ogilvies were staunch Royalists, which resulted in the castle coming under attack from the Covenanters in 1640. George Ogilvy, 3rd Lord Banff was murdered in 1713 and his body hidden inside the castle, which was then set on fire. The castle came under siege again in 1746, during the Jacobite rising of 1745–46. At the start of the 19th century, following the death of the 8th Lord Banff, the property was inherited by the Abercromby of Birkenbog family, who leased it to a tenant. It became uninhabited after 1836 and the structure deteriorated.

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tower house, 

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Location: 57.6351, -2.5779, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Bauds ⓘ
  962 battle

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  Battle of Slioch ⓘ
  1307 minor skirmish in the First War of Scottish Independence

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  Skirmish of Keith ⓘ
  1746 skirmish

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  Cullykhan ⓘ
  hillfort, castle and battery in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

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  Banff Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle (remains) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Findlater Castle ⓘ
  castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Pitsligo Castle ⓘ
  castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Delgatie Castle ⓘ
  castle and museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

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  Inchdrewer Castle ⓘ
  16th-century tower house in Scotland  

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1500 Inchdrewer Castle

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962 Battle of Bauds

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1307 Battle of Slioch

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1746 Skirmish of Keith

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1049 Delgatie Castle

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Inchdrewer Castle

Inchdrewer or Inch Druar Castle, Banffshire. 1790

Inchdrewer Castle Floor plan

Inchdrewer Castle plan of first floor

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	962	Battle of Bauds	Vikings, battle, Kingdom of Alba	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1307	Battle of Slioch	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1746	Skirmish of Keith	Jacobitism, skirmish, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Cullykhan	artillery battery, archaeological site, castle, promontory fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Banff Castle	motte, castle, house	Wikidata
site	castle		Findlater Castle	castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle		Pitsligo Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1049	Delgatie Castle	museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1500	Inchdrewer Castle	tower house	Wikidata
commons	image		Inchdrewer Castle		Commons
commons	image		Inchdrewer or Inch Druar Castle, Banffshire. 1790		Commons
commons	image		Inchdrewer Castle Floor plan		Commons
commons	image		Inchdrewer Castle plan of first floor		Commons