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FIRST PERIOD 70 LOCHINDORB CASTLE It has been several times stated that a sum of money is annually paid by Government for keeping this castle in repair. Of the accuracy of this statement we know nothing, but it is quite apparent that no attention whatever is paid to the building, and great portions of the walls have fallen within the last few years. LOCHINDORB CASTLE, MORAYSHIRE. The castle of Lochindorb is situated in Cromdale, in Morayshire, about 7 miles from Grantown. It occupies the whole of an island, extending to about one Scotch acre, in the middle of the loch, which is about 2 miles long by three-quarters of a mile broad. The Old Statistical Account states that the island is at least partly artificial, as " rafts and planks of oak are sometimes brought to light by the beating of the waves." FIG. 48. Lochiiidorb Castle. Plan. The castle (Fig. 48) consists of the usual quadrilateral enclosing walls, forming a slightly irregular parallelogram, measuring an average length of 160 feet from north to south, by 126 feet from east to west. The walls are about 7 feet thick and 20 feet high. At each angle is a round tower, 23 feet in diameter, enclosed next the courtyard with a diagonal wall containing a door into the tower. These towers are two stories in height, and had wooden floors and small windows with iron stanchions. They were all standing in 1793 when the Old Statistical Account was written, but now there are only two in fair preservation.