Pitsligo Castle is a ruined castle

Castle

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 half a mile east of Rosehearty

Rosehearty

Rosehearty , Rizarty in the local dialect, is located on the Moray Firth coast, four miles west of the town Fraserburgh, in the historical county of Aberdeenshire in Scotland....

, Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

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, Scotland

Scotland

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It originated as a 15th century keep

Keep

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 on the south side

There is an arched gateway in the west wall of the outer court, with the date 1656 and the arms of the Forbes

Clan Forbes

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 and Erskines

Clan Erskine

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. In the inner court the date is shown as 1663.

At the north-east angle of the courtyard there is a tall flanking drum-tower.

The main tower had three vaulted stories, but almost all above the lowest has disappeared. There is a stair tower at the north-east corner which is better preserved.

There are panels dated 1577 over the courtyard doorway.