The solitary tower of Asloun Castle: a survivor of the Calder family's

Asloun Castle is the remains of a 16th-century Z-plan castle located 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Alford, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, of which only one tower survives. It is just east of Castleton of Asloun, and north of the Strow burn. The castle, known as Asloon Castle, is designated as a scheduled monument.

Over 500 years ago, the Calder family built a 16th-century Z-plan castle called Asloun Castle. Now, only one tower stands, three miles south-west of Alford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

What is known is that the Marquess of Montrose spent a night at the castle before the battle of Alford in 1645. The castle’s tower is three storeys high, with the ground floor stone-vaulted. Round gun loops are in the basement, and quirked roll mouldings are on openings on upper levels. The upper floor provided private accommodation, accessible only from the main castle. A large window lit the upper floor. There are two recesses for armorials, both now empty, one over the entrance and the other above a first-floor slit window. The remains of Asloun Castle are being preserved by its current owners, despite being a ruin, it showcases a piece of Scotland’s rich history, standing alone in the countryside.

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