Drumin Castle is a ruined

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near

Glenlivet Glenlivet (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Lìobhait) is the glen in the Scottish Highlands through which the River Avon, Strathspey#Tributaries, River Livet flows. The river rises high in the Ladder Hills, flows through the village of Tomnavoulin and ...

, Moray,

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. The castle is situated on a ridge above the junction of the

Livet Livet () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Livet is also: * , founder of the institution Livet, now lycée Eugène-Livet (in Nantes, France). * Several former towns in France were named Livet. See also *Communes of ...

and Avon Rivers. It is a designated

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History

The lands were granted by King Robert II to his son Alexander Stewart in the early 1370s. It passed from the Stewart family to the Gordon family in 1490. The castle was abandoned in the 18th century and fell into disrepair.

References

External links

Drumin Castle web site
Castles in Moray Ruins in Moray Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Moray {{Scotland-castle-stub