Milton Tower

Milton Tower, Moray
Photo © Anne Burgess, 18 April 2008

Alternative names: Milton Castle, Castle Oliphant, Milton Keith Castle, Milton Tower, Miltoun. The ancestral home of the Ogilvies, including in particular Saint John Ogilvie, who was martyred in 1615 and canonised in 1976 by Pope Paul VI. The ancient castle of Milton was built in 1480 and improved in 1601. It fell into disrepair after 1715, and by 1829 was in ruins. The remains of the 13th century Miltoun Castle lie within the grounds of Strathisla Distillery and are maintained by Pernod Ricard.

CASTLE OLIPHANT or MILTON TOWER, Keith, Banffshire.

A few minutes' walk from the town of Keith may be seen the ruins of a single tower overhanging the valley of the Isla, once the stronghold of the Lords Oliphant.