Castle of King Edward
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| Castle of King Edward | |
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| Location | |
  Castle of King Edward | |
| Coordinates | 57°35′40″N 2°27′54″W / 57.59430652°N 2.465115169°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 14th century |
The Castle of King Edward[a] is a 13th-century ruined castle near King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Turriff, where the A947 crosses the Burn of King Edward,[1] and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the River Deveron.[2] The castle was the caput of the feudal barony of King Edward.
The castle dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, when it was occupied by the Comyn, Earls of Buchan, before it was likely slighted in 1308 by Robert the Bruce in the Harrying of Buchan[3] during the First War of Scottish Independence. The property passed to Clan Ross, to Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan the Wolf of Badenoch, and to the MacDonald Earls of Ross.
It was forfeited in 1455, and subsequently the Forbes family acquired it in 1509.[2] Written evidence from 1509 suggests that the castle was rebuilt in the 16th century by Lord Forbes,[4] although little physical evidence of this has been found.[5]