{{short description|Former Scottish castle}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox military installation |name= Auldearn Castle |location= Auldearn, Highland, Scotland |image= |caption= |map_type = Scotland Highland |map_relief = yes |map_caption = Auldearn Castle |coordinates = {{coord|57.5776110|-3.8123252|type:landmark|display=inline}} |map_size= |type= |built= 12th century |builder= |controlledby= |materials= |height= |used= |condition= |ownership= |open_to_public= }} '''Auldearn Castle'''{{efn|Also known as Castle Of Auldearn, Auldearn Motte and Boath Motte}} was a castle near the village of Auldearn, Highland in Scotland.

==History== Constructed as an earth and timber motte-and-bailey castle during the reign of William the Lion in the late 12th century. {{sfn|Coventry|2010|p=65}} The castle was handed over by the constable Gillecolm de Madderty to Donald Meic Uilleim during a revolt in Moray in 1187. It was a royal castle used by the Scottish Crown. The castle was the site of the fealty of William, Earl of Ross to King Robert the Bruce in 1308.

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==References== *{{cite book |last=Coventry |first= Martin |year=2010 |title=Castles of the Clans |location= Musselburgh |publisher= Goblinshead|isbn=978-1-899874-36-1}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Auldearn}} Category:Ruined castles in Highland (council area)

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