Leslie Castle

Leslie Castle
Leslie, Aberdeenshire
Leslie Castle
Leslie Castle
Coordinates	57°18′45″N 2°39′59″W / 57.3125°N 2.666389°W / 57.3125; -2.666389
Site information
Open to the public	Operates as a Guesthouse
Site history
Built	around 1661

Leslie Castle

Leslie Castle is a castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the historical seat of Clan Leslie, located just to the west of Auchleven, or about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Aberdeen. It was built on the site of a former castle (probably a wooden motte and bailey) around 1661^[1] as "the last fortified house in Scotland".^[2]

In 1980, the castle and estate were purchased for about $25,000 and restored by the City of Aberdeen architect David Carnegie Leslie at a cost of about $1 million. The castle's walls had collapsed and there were piles of rubble up to 8 feet (2.4 m) high, and tons of carved stone had been stolen over the years. A full-sized tree had also grown inside a collapsed parapet. The castle was restored using stone from 300-year-old cottages on a neighbouring estate that had also collapsed. In July 1989, it was opened as a hotel with five bedrooms.^[3]

In 2016 Leslie Castle opened again as Leslie Castle B&B and after two successful years was sold to the current owners.

Since April 2018, Leslie Castle has been operating as a guesthouse but is also available for exclusive hire for events, special birthdays, family gatherings, Burns nights, and Hogmanay.

In 1995, a Leslie Clan Gathering was held at Leslie Castle. A Leslie Clan gathering was planned to be held in Scotland in 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID.

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Sources

• "Leslie Castle". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

External links[]

• Official website

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