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Hatton Castle, a square castellated mansion of 1814, with finely-wooded grounds, in Turriff parish, N Aberdeenshire, 3¼ miles SE of Turriff town. It comprises a fragment of the ancient baronial castle of Balquholly (Gael. baile-choille, ' town in the wood '), the seat of the Mowats from the 13th century till 1723, when the estate was sold to Alexander Duff, Esq. His descendant, Garden Alexander Duff, Esq. (b. 1853; suc. 1866), holds 11, 576 acres in the shire, valued at £9662 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 86, 1876.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a square castellated mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Turriff ScoP Aberdeenshire ScoCnty |
| Place names: | BAILE CHOILLE | HATTON CASTLE |
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