Clan Auchinleck Places
Affleck Castle, also known as Auchenleck Castle, was built in the 1400s on the lands of the Auchenlecks of that Ilk. It is an L-plan tower house, which is located near Monkie in Angus, east Scotland. By the mid-18th century, the castle was held by the Reid family, who fortified it during the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, as supporters of the uprising. Affleck Castle was abandoned in 1760 for a new mansion, however, the castle still stands, though unoccupied.
Clan Auchinleck Places Affleck Castle, also known as Auchenleck Castle, was built in the 1400s on the lands of the Auchenlecks of that Ilk. It is an L-plan tower house, which is located near Monkie in Angus, east Scotland. By the mid-18th century, the castle was held by the Reid family, who fortified it during […]
