Document record MAB54180 - BALRAVIE CASTLE
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Summary
Site of a castle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6942 5464 (24m by 28m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ65SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Alvah |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of a castle. Balravie Castle is traditionally said to have been built by one of the Stewarts, Earls of Buchan, but unknown which. The ruins were levelled and the swamp, on which it stood, cultivated. Now no ground trace of any part of the building or ditches, though vertical aerial photographs still show a slight trace. Name still known.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No2(1867) 16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
May 6 1988 , JASAIR NJ65 07.88.205, JASAIR NJ65 07.88.205 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB13949.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, (1842) 162 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ65SE24;
- NRHE Numlink: 18410;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ65SE0031;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18410 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Feb 13 2015 4:17PM
