Brux Castle was a castle of the
Forbeses, about east of
Kildrummy,
Aberdeenshire
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[Coventry, Martin (1997) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Goblinshead. p.93] south of the river Don. The castle was also known as the Tower of Brux.
The derelict
Mains of Brux is on the site.
History
A branch of the Forbes family owned the manor of Brux from 1409 through marriage to the heiress; it was raised to a barony in 1504–1505. The `manor house of Brux’ was referred to as a gentleman's seat in 1724.
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Structure
There is little evidence of the structure, although some stonework on the Mains of Brux is probably from the castle.[
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References
Castles in Aberdeenshire
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