Peterhead, Longate, 'castle'
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Peterhead, Longate, 'castle'
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Yokieshill
Canmore ID 21186
Site Number NK14NW 13
NGR NK 1348 4640
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/21186
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Peterhead
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NK14NW 13 1348 4640.
(NK 1348 4640) Castle (NAT) (Site of)
OS 25" map, (1929).
This buiding stood at the N end of Longate and was a town-house not a castle. It was built probably c.1593, and demolished before 1793 (Findlay 1933).
Latterly it was an inn known as Yokieshill, a name still in use (Buchan 1819).
P Buchan 1819.
The site of this building/inn is now occupied by a factory. No further information - the name 'Yokieshill' is not known.
Visited by OS (RL) 17 December 1968.