Building record MAB18756 - PITCAPLE CASTLE
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Summary
Castle, built in the late 15th Century by the Leslies, who were granted the lands in 1457, as a towerhouse with an open parapet.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 2830
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7271 2606 (52m by 60m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Chapel of Garioch |
Type and Period (7)
- COLUMN (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- CASTLE (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- TOWER (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- TOWER (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- TURRET (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- MOAT (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- COURTYARD (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
Castle, built in the late 15th Century by the Leslies, who were granted the lands in 1457, as a towerhouse with an open parapet. It was reconstructed in the early 17th Century as a Z-plan chateau of four storeys, five for the round angle towers at the east and west angles. The whole castle is harled with crowstepped gables. Queen Mary is said to have stayed here in 1562, and the castle became the an important seat of the Marquis of Huntly in 1639. Montrose and Charles II lodges at the castle in 1644. In 1757 the estate passed to Jane Lumsden (nee Leslie). William Burn added a two-storey extension to the SW, with a new entrance porch and turret in the angle, in 1830 for Hugh Lumsden. The service court and other additions, including the red granite Corinthian columns in the hall, were added in 1870 by Duncan MacMillan. No trace now of the moat and outer wall which formerly surrounded the late medieval castle. See NJ72NW0102 for surrounding designed landscape.
Period Notes
Built c.1470-1570; reconstructed early 17thC; 2-storey extension in 1830; service court extension in 1870; unspecified work 1936; repairs 1957.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 13/12/82 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 14/12/82 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
LEITH-HAY, A, 1849, CASTELLATED ARCHITECTURE OF ABERDEENSHIRE, pp 29-34 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1052.
DAVIDSON, J, 1878, INVERURIE & EARLDOM OF GARIOCH, 417 (Bibliographic reference). SAB349.
MACGIBBON, D, 1892, THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5, VOL IV, 60 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1140.
HENDERSON, JA, 1907, ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS, 279,286 (Bibliographic reference). SAB723.
TRANTER, N, 1977, FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4, 72-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1950.
GRAHAM, C, 1981, GRAMPIAN: THE CASTLE COUNTRY (2ND ED), 20-21 (Bibliographic reference). SAB598.
SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S., 2006, DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, p.115 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3366.
BOGDAN, N, 2008, EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB3811.
Aug 3 1988 , AAS/88/07/CT7-8, AAS/88/07/CT7-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19797.
Aug 3 1988 , AAS/88/07/S12/2, AAS/88/07/S12/2 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14149.
Aug 17 1978 , AAS/78/6/CT16,49, AAS/78/6/CT16,49 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18819.
Aug 20 1987 , AAS/86/04/S6/6, AAS/86/04/S6/6 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14148.
Feb 10 2015 , ABS-GR-15-02-002 - 004, ABS-GR-15-02-002 - 004 (Ground Photograph). SAB20799.
Jul 16 1998 , AAS/98/09/CT, AAS/98/09/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17025.
Jul 16 1998 , AAS/98/09/G13/9,10, AAS/98/09/G13/9,10 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17024.
Jul 27 1989 , AAS/89/09/CN, AAS/89/09/CN (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14150.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, CHAPEL OF GARIOCH 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, VOL XII,564,572,582 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2830;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72NW10;
- NRHE Numlink: 18790;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72NW0009;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2830 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18790 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (20)
- --- SAB1052 Bibliographic reference: LEITH-HAY, A. 1849. CASTELLATED ARCHITECTURE OF ABERDEENSHIRE. pp 29-34.
- --- SAB1140 Bibliographic reference: MACGIBBON, D. 1892. THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5. Y. VOL IV, 60.
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. VOL XII,564,572,582.
- --- SAB14148 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 20 1987 . AAS/86/04/S6/6. Black & White. AAS/86/04/S6/6.
- --- SAB14149 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 3 1988 . AAS/88/07/S12/2. Black & White. AAS/88/07/S12/2.
- --- SAB14150 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 27 1989 . AAS/89/09/CN. Colour Negative. AAS/89/09/CN.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 13/12/82.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 14/12/82.
- --- SAB17024 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 16 1998 . AAS/98/09/G13/9,10. Black & White. AAS/98/09/G13/9,10.
- --- SAB17025 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 16 1998 . AAS/98/09/CT. Colour Transparency. AAS/98/09/CT.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. CHAPEL OF GARIOCH 26.
- --- SAB18819 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 17 1978 . AAS/78/6/CT16,49. Colour Transparency. AAS/78/6/CT16,49.
- --- SAB1950 Bibliographic reference: TRANTER, N. 1977. FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4. 72-3.
- --- SAB19797 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 3 1988 . AAS/88/07/CT7-8. Colour Transparency. AAS/88/07/CT7-8.
- --- SAB20799 Ground Photograph: Feb 10 2015 . ABS-GR-15-02-002 - 004. Digital. ABS-GR-15-02-002 - 004.
- --- SAB3366 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S.. 2006. DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE. N. p.115.
- --- SAB349 Bibliographic reference: DAVIDSON, J. 1878. INVERURIE & EARLDOM OF GARIOCH. 417.
- --- SAB3811 Bibliographic reference: BOGDAN, N. 2008. EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE.
- --- SAB598 Bibliographic reference: GRAHAM, C. 1981. GRAMPIAN: THE CASTLE COUNTRY (2ND ED). 20-21.
- --- SAB723 Bibliographic reference: HENDERSON, JA. 1907. ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS. 279,286.
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Record last edited
Apr 22 2024 12:27PM
