CastleSandend

Findlater Castle

The remains of the Castle can be visited

Findlater Castle is a castle ruin on the Scottish north coast in Aberdeenshire. The remains of the former fortress are on a cliff approximately 30 meters high, rising steeply from the Moray Firth.

History+

The earliest evidence of a fortress at this location dates back to 1246. King Alexander III had the complex repaired in the 1260s in anticipation of a possible invasion by Norwegian King Haakon IV. The fortress was captured by Vikings and occupied for a period. The ruins visible today largely stem from a reconstruction in 1455, carried out under Walter Ogilvy of Auchlevin. King James II had granted him permission to strengthen and fortify the structure. Around 1560, a feud erupted between the Ogilvies and the Gordons when Alexander Ogilvy disinherited his son, favoring Sir John Gordon as his heir instead.

Want to learn more about this site?

The full description is available with Premium — plus offline packages, audio guide and high-resolution images.

Every description, including the ~17,700 Premium sites
Audio guide: have descriptions read to you on location
AR finder: see sites through your camera, with distance and bearing
Unlimited saved sites

Unlock Premium14 days free

14 days free, then from €2.99 a month. Cancel anytime.

Already Premium and still locked?

Sign-in works per address. On mobilehistory.app you need to sign in once separately — your Premium then applies here too.

Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

This description draws on the facts documented in the linked Wikipedia article; Wikipedia content is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wording and editing: Mobile History.

Location: 57.6924, -2.7702