Cushnie Castle
Castle (Medieval)
Site Name Cushnie Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Cushnie Burn
Canmore ID 17600
Site Number NJ51SW 14
NGR NJ 52 11
NGR Description NJ c. 52 11
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17600
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Leochel-cushnie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ51SW 14 c. 52 11.
Cushnie, an old castle, seat of the Lumsdens in 1618, as evidenced by a coat of arms inscribed RL & ER 1618.
A Laing 1828.
No knowledge of a castle at Cushnie. It was probably replaced by Cushnie Lodge, built 1707 (NJ51SW 7).
Visited by OS (NKB) 7 October 1968.
Air photographs: AAS/89/09/S29/14-15, flown 27 July 1989.
NMRS, MS/712/51.
