Bass of Inverurie

Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

The Bass of Inverurie

The Bass of Inverurie is the remnant of a motte-and-bailey castle based on a natural mound about 50 feet (15 m) high and 60 feet (18 m) in diameter to the south of the town of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1] The Bass and the adjacent Little Bass to the east are the remains of the castle of Inverurie, the administrative centre of the provincial lordship of the Garioch in the 12th and 13th centuries.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bass Of Inverurie". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ Palmer, C. (2 June 2021). "Bass Of Inverurie". Aberdeenshire Historic Environment Record. Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

External links

  • Media related to The Bass, Inverurie at Wikimedia Commons
  • Recreation of how the castle may have appeared in the Middle Ages

57°16′32″N 2°21′54″W / 57.2755°N 2.3650°W / 57.2755; -2.3650


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