Tullynessle is a hamlet in

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, Scotland, three miles NNW of Alford. The settlement contains the

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Terpersie Castle, a privately owned 16th-century tower house. It formerly contained Tullynessle Tower, now gone, which was the summer residence of Patrick Forbes of Carse, the

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from 1564 to 1635. The village has a primary school, Tullynessle Primary School, whose pupils attend Alford Academy for their secondary education.

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