🏚️ Petty Castle

United Kingdom · Europe · 57.52°N, 4.11°W

Advertisement

Petty Castle, near Petty, Highland, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle. The castle was the caput of the barony of Petty. Petty was held by the de Moravia family in the 13th century. The motte and bailey castle appears to have been replaced by the House of Petty by the 16th century, as the motte and bailey was known as Halhill, after being raided by the Mackintosh family, after the lands were given to John Ogilvy of Strathearn.

Read the full article on Wikipedia →

Quick facts

CountryUnited Kingdom
Continent / regionEurope
Coordinates (approx.)57.52°N, 4.11°W · view on map

Petty Castle is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

More castle ruins in United Kingdom

Alberbury Castle · Auchinleck Castle, East Ayrshire · Bramber Castle · Brandon Castle · Brecon Castle · Brimpsfield Castle · Brogyntyn Castle · Brough Castle (Caithness) · Brougham Castle · Brunstane Castle.

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

Advertisement
Advertisement