Document record MAB51965 - TOWIE CASTLE
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Summary
Site of a castle, a large L-plan tower house, of early 17th century date.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4403 1291 (54m by 59m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ41SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Towie |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Site of a castle, a large L-plan tower house, of early 17th century date. It originally comprised a rectangular main building of which the western end and a tower projecting from the east end of the S front survived in 1941. The surviving jamb was rubble-built, the ground and first floor vaulted with moulded angle turrets and corbelled re-entrant turret. The castle was built after 1618 although supposed to have been unfinished. Alterations and removal of the turrets are said to have bee carried out 1788. The castle was largely demolished in 1968, and the last surviving remains removed in the 1980s. A cairn now marks the spot where the castle stood.
Period Notes
Built early 17thC; demolished 1968.
AB 3447 (1900-1930), AB 3447 (1900-1930) (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB13029.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 23/05/80 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
LEITH-HAY, A, 1849, CASTELLATED ARCHITECTURE OF ABERDEENSHIRE, pp 61-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1052.
JERVISE, A, 1879, EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2, 233 (Bibliographic reference). SAB889.
MACGIBBON, D, 1892, THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5, 94 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1140.
SIMPSON, WD, 1927, PSAS 61(1926-7) 48-103, 93-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1653.
SIMPSON, W. D., 1942, TWO DONSIDE CASTLES, 99, PLAN, ILL (Bibliographic reference). SAB1674.
SCOTTISH MONUMENTS SURVEY, 1990, JAMES GILES - ABERDEENSHIRE CASTLES, p.22 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1738.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ41SW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 17162;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ41SW0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17162 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB1052 Bibliographic reference: LEITH-HAY, A. 1849. CASTELLATED ARCHITECTURE OF ABERDEENSHIRE. pp 61-2.
- --- SAB1140 Bibliographic reference: MACGIBBON, D. 1892. THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5. Y. 94.
- --- SAB13029 Air-vertical Photograph: AB 3447 (1900-1930). Black & White. AB 3447 (1900-1930).
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 23/05/80.
- --- SAB1653 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, WD. 1927. PSAS 61(1926-7) 48-103. 93-4.
- --- SAB1674 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, W. D.. 1942. TWO DONSIDE CASTLES. 99, PLAN, ILL.
- --- SAB1738 Bibliographic reference: SCOTTISH MONUMENTS SURVEY. 1990. JAMES GILES - ABERDEENSHIRE CASTLES. p.22.
- --- SAB889 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1879. EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2. N. 233.
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Apr 27 2020 2:22PM
