Petty Castle
Highland, HighlandScotland
Petty Castle, near Petty, Highland, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle.
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Construction
Castle Type
Current Status
Ruin
Historical Overview
Petty Castle, near Petty, Highland, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle. The castle was the caput of the barony of Petty. Petty was held by the de Moravia family in the 13th century. The motte and bailey castle appears to have been replaced by the House of Petty by the 16th century, as the motte and bailey was known as Halhill, after being raided by the Mackintosh family, after the lands were given to John Ogilvy of Strathearn.
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