Building record MAB40122 - CRAIG HOUSE
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Summary
Mansion house, still in use, within a designed landscape (NO75NW0010).
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 4984
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7029 5624 (35m by 36m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO75NW |
| Civil Parish | Craig |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (6)
- COURTYARD (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- CASTLE (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- DATE STONE (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- Mansion (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- Mansion (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- TOWER (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Mansion house, still in use, within a designed landscape (NO75NW0010). It was built in 1637, partly incorporating its 16th century predecessor, Craig Castle. The original building was an open square in plan. There have been 19th century alterations, and it is now an L-plan mansion, made up of the North and West wings of the original plan, and is two storeys and an attic in height. Two earlier square towers with corbelled parapets and crow stepped cap-houses still occupy the South-East and South-West angles of the inner courtyard, and an enclosing wall stretches between them joining the mansion at the West, forming a U-plan open to the East. The entrance to the inner courtyard has been near the South-East tower. There is a datestone marked 1637 above the entrance on the East wall of the West wing. It is also known as Craiges House, Craig Castle, Craiges Castle, The Craig, House of the Craigs and House of the Craiges.
Period Notes
Built in 1637, incorporating some of the earlier 16th century Castle. There were 19th century alterations. It was listed on 11/06/1971
MacGibbon and Ross, D and T, 1887-92, [Untitled], Vol 4, 289-92 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6124.
TRNATER, N, 1962, FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOTLAND VOL4-ABERDEENSHIRE, 110-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1917.
WHITE, H, 2012, MONTROSE BASIN SURVEY 1999-2012 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2127.
Jul 22 2008 , AAS08-3a045 - 048, AAS08-3a045 - 048 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB32353.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Listed Building Number: 4984;
- NMR Card Number: NO75NW19;
- NRHE Numlink: 36228;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO75NW0389;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB4984 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36228 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1917 Bibliographic reference: TRNATER, N. 1962. FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOTLAND VOL4-ABERDEENSHIRE. N. 110-2.
- --- SAB2127 Bibliographic reference: WHITE, H. 2012. MONTROSE BASIN SURVEY 1999-2012.
- --- SAB32353 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 22 2008 . AAS08-3a045 - 048. Digital. AAS08-3a045 - 048.
- --- SAB6124 Bibliographic reference: MacGibbon and Ross, D and T. 1887-92. [Untitled]. Vol 4, 289-92.
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Record last edited
Jun 5 2020 2:48PM
