Leslie Castle

Leslie Castle
Leslie, Aberdeenshire
Leslie Castle
Leslie Castle
Coordinates	57°18′45″N 2°39′59″W / 57.3125°N 2.666389°W / 57.3125; -2.666389
Site history
Built	around 1661

Leslie Castle is a castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the historical seat of Clan Leslie, located just to the west of Auchleven, or about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Aberdeen. It was built on the site of a former castle (probably a wooden motte and bailey) around 1661 as "the last fortified house in Scotland". In the late 1970s restoration of the castle was begun and by the end of the 1980s this was completed. In 1995, a Leslie Clan Gathering was held at Leslie Castle. It is now operated as bed and breakfast accommodation.