Building record MAB41649 - TILQUHILLIE CASTLE
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Summary
Castle, a plain but massive specimen of a late 16th century date.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 38
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7218 9409 (153m by 132m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO79SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Banchory Ternan |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Castle, a plain but massive specimen of a late 16th century date. It is a modified Z-plan tower house, four storey with a vaulted basement, and comprising a central keep, with towers at diagonally opposite angles. It is built of harl and slate, the corners rounded and corbelled out to the square at eaves level, and the gables are crow-stepped. The towers no longer have a tower-like appearance externally, they merely form part of the house. An inset stone over the door is dated 1576. The rooms on the ground floor are all barrel-vaulted. The entrance and principal stair are placed in the southeast re-entrant angle to the south of the central block, and a secondary stair is corbelled out in a corresponding angle to the north of the central block. Disused from 1948 it was restored in circa 1993.
Period Notes
Built in 1576, abandoned 1948.
MACGIBBON, D, 1892, THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5, 292-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1140.
McCONNACHIE, AL, 1898, THE ROYAL DEE, 140-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1136.
CRUDEN, SH, 1960, THE SCOTTISH CASTLE , 221 (Bibliographic reference). SAB247.
DOE, 1967, A M's SCOT, 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB363.
TRANTER, N, 1977, FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4, 171 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1950.
GRAHAM, C, 1981, GRAMPIAN: THE CASTLE COUNTRY (2ND ED), 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB598.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, BANCHORY-TERNAN 8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., LEOPARD MAGAZINE, p.18-19 1978? (Bibliographic reference). SAB1074.
RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, No235 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.
Nov 10 1989 , MZ 10, MZ 10 (Ground Photograph). SAB33409.
Oct 6 1989 , JN 7, JN 7 (Ground Photograph). SAB33742.
Oct 7 2009 , DSCN4227-31,33-35,37-49, DSCN4227-31,33-35,37-49 (Ground Photograph). SAB20011.
Oct 12 1984 , DS 13-14, DS 13-14 (Ground Photograph). SAB15916.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 38;
- NMR Card Number: NO79SW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 36725;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO79SW0003;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB38 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36725 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (13)
- --- SAB1074 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. LEOPARD MAGAZINE. p.18-19 1978?.
- --- SAB1136 Bibliographic reference: McCONNACHIE, AL. 1898. THE ROYAL DEE. 140-2.
- --- SAB1140 Bibliographic reference: MACGIBBON, D. 1892. THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5. Y. 292-3.
- --- SAB1509 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. N KINC LIST. No235.
- --- SAB15916 Ground Photograph: Oct 12 1984 . DS 13-14. Black & White. DS 13-14.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. BANCHORY-TERNAN 8.
- --- SAB1950 Bibliographic reference: TRANTER, N. 1977. FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4. 171.
- --- SAB20011 Ground Photograph: Oct 7 2009 . DSCN4227-31,33-35,37-49. DG. DSCN4227-31,33-35,37-49.
- --- SAB247 Bibliographic reference: CRUDEN, SH. 1960. THE SCOTTISH CASTLE . 221.
- --- SAB33409 Ground Photograph: Nov 10 1989 . MZ 10. Black & White. MZ 10.
- --- SAB33742 Ground Photograph: Oct 6 1989 . JN 7. Black & White. JN 7.
- --- SAB363 Bibliographic reference: DOE. 1967. A M's SCOT. 26.
- --- SAB598 Bibliographic reference: GRAHAM, C. 1981. GRAMPIAN: THE CASTLE COUNTRY (2ND ED). 6.
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Record last edited
Oct 27 2020 11:57AM
