Ellon Castle

Heritage listing

Date Added 02/09/1997 Last Date Amended 13/03/2017 Type Secular: castle Local Authority Aberdeenshire Parish Ellon NGR NJ 96007 30724 Coordinates 396007, 830724 — The monument is the remains of a late medieval/early modern castle and is visible as the standing remains of its south wall. Oriented east-west, the castle stands four storeys high and measure 25m east-west by 6.5m north-south. The monument is located on a broad terrace within a formal garden, on the south slope of Knockothie Hill. The surviving remains date to the late 16th and 18th centuries, incorporating elements of 15th century date. The remains comprise three parts: an intact rounded tower at the southeast corner standing to parapet level; a central, four storey high section which is a late 16th century reconstruction of 15th century work; and the remains of a west wing, dating from 1781-5 and now reduced to two storeys. A marriage stone bearing the Kennedy arms and the date 1635 is set into this portion. The interior retains remains of an 18th century stair hall with fluted pilasters and the basement portions include part of a kitchen fireplace of the 16th century or earlier. The scheduled area is irregular in plan, to include the remains described above and an area around them within which evidence relating to the monument s construction, use and abandonment is expected to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.