Cullen Castle

Cullen Castle was a royal castle about  east of Cullen, Moray, Scotland, west of the burn of Deskford, and south of Seatown.

This is not to be confused with Cullen House or Castle of Cullen of Buchan.  There is also a ruin of a Cullen Castle in County Waterford, Ireland.

History

Elizabeth de Burgh, the wife of Robert the Bruce died here, although it has been suggested this was at an earlier castle.   Vestiges of the castle remained until the 19th century.

Structure
It is believed that the castle, on Castle Hill, was a motte, encircled by a wide ditch and outer rampart, except on the north where a landslip has destroyed it. The ditch is about  wide and  deep; the outer bank is about  wide and  high.

References

Category:Castles in Moray
Category:Former castles in Scotland