Scotland · Ruin
Cowie Castle
Cowie Castle is a medieval coastal fortress site at the northern end of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Only a small section of masonry now survives; the site is a scheduled monument and once controlled coastal land and sea approaches near the mouth of the Cowie Water.
Its prime
1300
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1300
What Cowie Castle looked like in its prime.
Sited on a low coastal headland at the northern edge of Stonehaven beside the mouth of the Cowie Water, Cowie Castle in its prime (c.1300) presented as a compact medieval stone stronghold facing both sea and land. Its silhouette comprised a short span of curtain wall with clustered masonry buildings and pitched roofs within, a landward entrance aligned with the Causey Mounth track, and a small enclosed courtyard opening toward the shore.
Its story
The story of Cowie Castle.
Cowie Castle stands at the northern end of Stonehaven, on the North Sea coast of Aberdeenshire, immediately above the Cowie Bridge crossing of the Cowie Water. The site once controlled the coastal land and sea approaches near the river's mouth, and evidence of far older occupation — Iron Age ring cairns — survives in the vicinity.
Cowie is thought to have been the site of a royal hunting lodge in the Middle Ages, and may have served as a royal lodging during progresses through north-east Scotland. Only a small section of masonry survives today, and the site is protected as a scheduled monument.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1300.
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