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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 664953
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/664953
NJ02NE 5 08416 27407
(NJ 0840 2740) Castle Lethendy (NR) (Ruins)
OS 6" map, (1938)
Lethendry Castle was occupied by the Jacobites at the time of the Battle of Cromdale, in 1690.
R Douglas 1936.
Known locally as Lethendry Castle, it is a small L-shaped tower probably 16th century, incorporated in the farm buildings of Wester Lethendry. It comprises a basement and at least two storeys, and is constructed of rubble masonry bonded with lime mortar and small stone pinnings.
Visited by OS (R L) 1 September 1966.
