Avochie Castle
Introduction
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Avochie Castle
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 18 Jun 2014
The castle, if such it was, is a very modest affair, being little more than a simple rectangular building of which only the gables still survive. It is thought to have been built in the 16th century, and was blown up by Hanoverian troops after the Jacobite Rising of 1745-1746. John Gordon of Avochie was a noted Jacobite and is said to have escaped by jumping out of a window.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.507294
Longitude
-2.776021