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Corse Castle Scotland asd5314jhp 
 Corse O'Neil Castle gunloop exterior wall stones funnel shape Aberdeenshire ruin is located off B9119 Tarland road-take O誰eil Corse turnoff for a few hundred yards and is best viewed from road as very overgrown with stinging nettles and is not in good structural condition for exploring. Photograph shows exterior close up of a gunloop showing its architectural and military design pointing towards the southern approach over the adjacent pond and steep bank. Still in Forbes family, probably built around late 1580痴 by Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Aberdeen from 1564-1663. Fairly traditional Z-Plan tower-house of the area and in a state unlikely to be restored. 
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Corse Castle Scotland asd5314jhp
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Corse O'Neil Castle gunloop exterior wall stones funnel shape Aberdeenshire

ruin is located off B9119 Tarland road-take O誰eil Corse turnoff for a few hundred yards and is best viewed from road as very overgrown with stinging nettles and is not in good structural condition for exploring. Photograph shows exterior close up of a gunloop showing its architectural and military design pointing towards the southern approach over the adjacent pond and steep bank. Still in Forbes family, probably built around late 1580痴 by Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Aberdeen from 1564-1663. Fairly traditional Z-Plan tower-house of the area and in a state unlikely to be restored.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Corse, Castle, O誰eil, Lumphanan, Tarland, Craigievar, landscape, west, east, spring, bare, stonework, door, doorway, entrance, interior, historic, history, Patrick, Forbes, Bishop, Aberdeen, clan, heritage, ruined, shell, derelict, traditional, style, fortifications, Z-plan, round-tower, tree, silver, birch, shapes, eerie, shadows, sunny, trees, April, 2013, digital, camera, DSLR, Nikon, D700, 16-35 lens, photograph, converging, verticals, sloping, height, close