Building record MAB33896 - CLOVA CASTLE
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Summary
Remains of a castle.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 6913
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 3217 7336 (61m by 53m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO37SW |
| Civil Parish | Cortachy & Clova |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Remains of a castle. It is situated on a height above the Glen Road. Only a fragment of a circular stair tower which occupied the southeast angle of the castle survives. The southern segment of this stands at a height of circa 3 m, the rest lay collapsed, but its diameter is circa 4 m, the wall being 1m thick. Abutting on the northeast were the vague turf-covered foundations of a rectangular area measuring circa 9 m east-west by 7.7 m north-south but undoubtedly the foundations of the main building, but by 1970 when revisited by the OS no recognisable rectangular foundations were visible to the northeast of the tower, where turf-covered fallen masonry forms a mound circa 1.3 m high, circa 14 m east to west by circa 16 m transversely. An old track, circa 1.5 m wide terraced into the hillside from the west may be connected with the castle.
Period Notes
Possibly 17th century
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, Book No. 15, 54 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
JERVISE, A., 1882, HISTORY & TRADITIONS OF THE LAND OF THE LINDSAYS, 281 (2nd ed.) (Bibliographic reference). SAB901.
MOTT MACDONALD, 2021, GLEN CLOVA WOODLAND CREATION SCHEME: HISTORIC ENVIROMMENT DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT AND WALKOVER SURVEY, Site MM01 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7541.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 6913;
- NMR Card Number: NO37SW1;
- NRHE Numlink: 32423;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO37SW0001;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6913 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/32423 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. Book No. 15, 54.
- --- SAB7541 Bibliographic reference: MOTT MACDONALD. 2021. GLEN CLOVA WOODLAND CREATION SCHEME: HISTORIC ENVIROMMENT DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT AND WALKOVER SURVEY. Site MM01.
- --- SAB901 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A.. 1882. HISTORY & TRADITIONS OF THE LAND OF THE LINDSAYS. N. 281 (2nd ed.).
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Record last edited
Sep 22 2022 11:47AM
