The castle was in existence before 1314.[2] The Comyns owned Dunphail Castle, and the Regent Moraybesieged them there in 1330, after their flight from Darnaway Castle. Moray beheaded five of the garrison, whom he had captured when they had been foraging. He had the heads flung over the walls, supposedly saying, “Here’s beef for your bannocks”. (Five skull-less bodies were discovered buried near the castle, in the 18th century.) The remnant of the garrison were killed by the Regent's troops when attempting to escape.[2]
The Dunbars, came into ownership of Dunphail and may have occupied this castle afterwards.[2] Dunphail House was, however, built for the Cummings.
Structureedit
The castle was built on Castle Hill, towards the south.[2] Only a vaultedbasement remains.[1]
Traditionedit
The castle is reputed to be haunted by five headless ghosts, while groans, and noises of fighting, have also supposedly been heard.[2]
dunphail, castle, ruined, 14th, century, tower, house, about, miles, south, forres, moray, scotland, west, nearby, dunphail, house, east, river, divie, 5122, 6592, 5122, 6592, coordinates57, 5122, 6592, 5122, 6592site, historybuilt14th, centurycontents, histor. Dunphail Castle is a ruined 14th century tower house about 6 5 miles 10 5 km south of Forres Moray Scotland west of nearby Dunphail House and east of the River Divie 1 57 30 44 N 3 39 33 W 57 5122 N 3 6592 W 57 5122 3 6592 Dunphail CastleDunphail CastleCoordinates57 30 44 N 3 39 33 W 57 5122 N 3 6592 W 57 5122 3 6592Site historyBuilt14th centuryContents 1 History 2 Structure 3 Tradition 4 ReferencesHistory editThe castle was in existence before 1314 2 The Comyns owned Dunphail Castle and the Regent Moray besieged them there in 1330 after their flight from Darnaway Castle Moray beheaded five of the garrison whom he had captured when they had been foraging He had the heads flung over the walls supposedly saying Here s beef for your bannocks Five skull less bodies were discovered buried near the castle in the 18th century The remnant of the garrison were killed by the Regent s troops when attempting to escape 2 The Dunbars came into ownership of Dunphail and may have occupied this castle afterwards 2 Dunphail House was however built for the Cummings Structure editThe castle was built on Castle Hill towards the south 2 Only a vaulted basement remains 1 Tradition editThe castle is reputed to be haunted by five headless ghosts while groans and noises of fighting have also supposedly been heard 2 Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in ScotlandReferences edit a b Coventry Martin 1997 The Castles of Scotland Goblinshead ISBN 1 899874 10 0 p 160 a b c d e Historic Environment Scotland Dunphail Castle 15758 Canmore Retrieved 19 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dunphail Castle amp oldid 1183765663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
