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Esslemont Castle

castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Esslemont Castle

Summary

Esslemont Castle is an archaeological site[1].

Key Facts

  • Esslemont Castle is located in Aberdeenshire[2].
  • Esslemont Castle is located in Ellon[3].
  • Esslemont Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Esslemont Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Esslemont Castle's instance of is recorded as L-plan castle[6].
  • Esslemont Castle's Commons category is recorded as Esslemont Castle[7].
  • 1570 marks the founding of Esslemont Castle[8].
  • Esslemont Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.3581, 'lon': -2.11447}[9].
  • Esslemont Castle's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation[10].
  • Esslemont Castle's significant event is recorded as slighting[11].
  • Esslemont Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[12].
  • Esslemont Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[13].
  • Esslemont Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Gordon and Buchan[14].
  • Esslemont Castle's historic county is recorded as Aberdeenshire[15].

Body

Geography

Esslemont Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Located in include Aberdeenshire[2], a council area[16], in United Kingdom[17] and Ellon[3], a civil parish[18], in United Kingdom[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[5] and L-plan castle[6]. Esslemont Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[13].

History and Context

1570 marks the founding of Esslemont Castle[8].

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Canmore. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Canmore. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . The archaeology of slighting: a methodological framework for interpreting castle destruction in the Middle Ages. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Esslemont
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Aberdeenshire, Ellon
    Coordinates → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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