Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Castle-Newe

Castle-Newe, a mansion in Strathdon parish, W Aberdeenshire, on the left bank of the Don, 10½ miles SW of Rhynie. Partly dating from 1604, it is chiefly a handsome castellated edifice of 1831, with a central tower 85 feet high. Its owner, Sir Chs. Jn. Forbes, fourth Bart. since 1823 (b. 1843; suc. 1877), holds 29,238 acres in the shire, valued at £5992 per annum.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Strathdon ScoP       Aberdeenshire ScoCnty

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