Inglismaldie Castle is a castle in the parish of

Marykirk Marykirk () is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, ...

and the county of

Kincardineshire Kincardineshire or the County of Kincardine, also known as the Mearns (from the Scottish Gaelic meaning "the stewartry"), is a Shires of Scotland, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area on the ...

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

History

The Tower House was built in 1636. It was revised in 1882 by the Aberdeen-based architect James Matthews. At that time, Inglismaldie was one of the properties of the

Earl of Kintore Earl of Kintore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Hereditary Earl Marischal of Scotland (see Earl Marischal for earlier history of the family) and Chief of Clan ...

. In 2007, the pigeon house was added to the register of endangered listed buildings in Scotland. Seven years later, its condition was classified as very poor with moderate risk.

References

Castles in Aberdeenshire {{Scotland-castle-stub