'Gairnieston Castle'
Castle (Medieval)
Site Name 'Gairnieston Castle'
Classification Castle (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Garniston Castle
Canmore ID 19241
Site Number NJ75NW 3
NGR NJ 7344 5509
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19241
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish King Edward
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ75NW 3 7344 5509.
(NJ 7344 5509) Gairnieston Castle (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 2nd ed., (1928)
'Garniston' stood on the right bank of a stream and was the seat of the chief of the Clan Dalgarno.
J B Pratt 1870.
Gairniston Castle. Very little is known about it and there is now no trace of it to be found; but the small park in which it is situated is considered to have been the Castle garden.
Name Book 1870.
No further information.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 17 September 1964.
