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Aberdeen Castle (destroyed c.1308)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Castlegate, Aberdeen
Coordinates57°08′57″N 02°05′25″W / 57.14917°N 2.09028°W / 57.14917; -2.09028
Site information
ConditionDestroyed, no remains.
Site history
In useuntil c.1308
Demolishedc.1308
Garrison information
GarrisonVariously between Scottish and English troops.

Aberdeen Castle was a late Middle Ages fortification,[1] in Aberdeen, Scotland.[2] It was situated on Castle Hill, a site today known as the Castlegate, and the location of the castle is now occupied by blocks of flats.[3]

  1. ^ "New Tolbooth exhibition puts unique spotlight on Aberdeen's castle". Aberdeen City Council. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Aberdeen Castle". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
  3. ^ "The Castlegate- Aberdeen". Aberdeen Today. Archived from the original on 23 January 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2007.

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