Inverey Castle was a 17th-century tower house, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near the meeting of the River Dee and the Ey Burn, at Inverey.[1]

Inverey Castle
Inverey Castle is located in Aberdeenshire
Inverey Castle
Inverey Castle
Coordinates56°59′08″N 3°30′05″W / 56.985658°N 3.501474°W / 56.985658; -3.501474
Site history
Built16th century

History

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The castle was burned in 1689, about fifty years after its construction.[2]

Inverey belonged to John Farquharson of Inverey, who murdered John Gordon of Brackley, an event recorded in a ballad. Farquharson took part in the Jacobite rising of 1689, defeating an attack on Braemar Castle. Supposedly, he wished to be buried at Inverey and when buried instead at St Andrew's churchyard, Braemar, his coffin thrice resurfaced before that wish was granted.[1]

 
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Structure

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The castle was a plain oblong house; whether it was vaulted is disputed. A portion of the east wall survived until the mid-20th century. It was about 17 metres (56 ft) long, up to about 5.0 metres (16.4 ft) high, and about 0.9 metres (2 ft 11 in) thick. Reference to it as a “castle” may exaggerate its importance.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 p.212
  2. ^ a b "Inverey Castle". Canmore. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

56°59′08″N 3°30′05″W / 56.985658°N 3.501474°W / 56.985658; -3.501474