Building record MAB22616 - TILLYHILT CASTLE
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Summary
Remains of a castle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8541 3179 (117m by 75m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ83SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Tarves |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of a castle. All that survives is 9m of the west wall to a maximum height of 0.70m with a turf covered mound of rubble circa 10m across by 1m high immediately to the east. This was possibly a small castle with two towers. A gablet skew finial in the form of head-mask, with a fleur-de-lis on the gablet, is built into the steading of Nethermill. At Uppermill two more stones from the castle are built into the steading. One appears to have been a projecting lintel of a dormer window with 'IG 1583 RG' on it. The other is a door lintel with worn inscription 'AN.WG 16...'.
Period Notes
Stones from castle dated 1583.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No85(1868) 42 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
SIMPSON, WD, 1946, PSAS 80(1945-6) 117-27, 123 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1679.
SIMPSON, WD, 1955, A SHORT HISTORY OF TARVES, 44 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3231.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ83SE9;
- NRHE Numlink: 19849;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ83SE0008;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19849 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jun 24 2020 3:46PM
