Lickleyhead Castle
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Lickleyhead Castle is a historic Scottish tower house in Aberdeenshire, long associated with the Leslie family and noted for its distinctive 16th-century architecture.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
tower house ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Leslie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leslie family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
battlements
ⓘ
corbelled turrets ⓘ crow-stepped gables ⓘ harled stone walls ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ turreted tower ⓘ vaulted basement ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Scottish baronial ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveFeature |
elevated entrance
ⓘ
narrow windows ⓘ thick stone walls ⓘ |
| hasFloorPlan | L-plan ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive residence
ⓘ
symbol of status for local lairds ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
great hall
ⓘ
large fireplaces ⓘ wood-panelled rooms ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from local place-name Lickleyhead ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStoreys | four storeys ⓘ |
| hasOwner | members of the Leslie family ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garioch NERFINISHED ⓘ Premnay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Bennachie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Insch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Leslie family
ⓘ
distinctive 16th-century Scottish tower-house architecture ⓘ |
| region | north-east Scotland ⓘ |
| roofType | pitched roof with crow-steps ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
remodelled in the 17th century
ⓘ
restored in the 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
country house
ⓘ
private residence ⓘ |
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