Duffus Castle

Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.

Text adapted from “Duffus Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Duffus Castle ranks #2,830 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #99 of the 167 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1140, it is older than 84% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,193 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Inverness, 56 km away. It is one of the 57 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

View on the interactive castle map →

Read the full history on Wikipedia ↗