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Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Fedderate Castle

 
 
Fedderate Castle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2018
1. Fedderate Castle Marker
Inscription.
Fedderate Castle
From A.D. 1370 to 1573 the home of the Craufurds of Fedderate, ancestors of the Swedish Family of Crafoord
A castle seems to have been on this site since AD 1200. The ruins are from a castle built ab. 1475. It was described as a ruin in 1732.
This panel was arranged by the Crafoord Family Society 1995.
 
Erected 1995 by Crafoord Family Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.
 
Location. 57° 32.242′ N, 2° 10.158′ W. Marker is in Peterhead, Scotland, in Aberdeenshire. Marker can be reached from A981, 2.7 kilometers south of A950, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Peterhead, Scotland AB42, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. New Deer War Memorial (approx. 3.1 kilometers away); Methlick War Memorial (approx. 13.1 kilometers away).
 
Also see . . .  Fedderate Castle on Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 2, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
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Fedderate Castle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2018
2. Fedderate Castle Marker
Ruins of Fedderate Castle image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2018
3. Ruins of Fedderate Castle
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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