Milton Keith

Milton Keith

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Milton Keith
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Location Information
Name	Milton Keith
Owner	ruins
NGR	NJ 42864 51199
Lon. & Lat.	57.547250,-2.956250
Council	Moray
Parish	Keith
Nearby Castles	Auchaynanie, Auchanachie, Pitlurg, Davidston, Avochie
Year built	1480
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In a low lying position beside the Isla on the north side of Keith lies a small four storey building, once part of a much larger house. Built into the gable of an entrance lodge of the Strathisla-Glenlivet Distillery are two stones from the house. One has heraldry and the date 1695 and the other a coronet and the initials L.M.O. The present ruin is probably late 16th cen. but a castle was built here by George Ogilvie c1480 after he obtained the estate of Drumnakeith by marrying a daughter of the Earl of Huntly.

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