title: Auldearn Castle
text: # Auldearn Castle
  
  Auldearn Castle 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. 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.
  
  