Document record MAB63074 - PORTLETHEN CASTLE
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Summary
Site of a castle, probably built in the 17th century.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 9297 9671 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO99NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Banchory Devenick |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a castle, probably built in the 17th century. Older references name this site as 'House of Portleven', but it was stated that it was a castle of the same style of architecture and period as Muchals Castle. No remains of this castle can now be found. It was probably built in circa 1630, as an initialled skewputt bearing that date is incorporated into the present farmhouse (NO99NW0116) along with a second skewputt dated 1683.
Period Notes
Skewputts dated 1630 & 1683.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No2(1865) 112 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
HENDERSON, JA, 1890, HIST, PAR OF BANCHORY-DEVENICK, 147 (Bibliographic reference). SAB721.
MITCHELL, A, 1908, MACFARLANES GEOG COLL 1906-8, 108 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1155.
RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, No233 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO99NW9;
- NRHE Numlink: 37217;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO99NW0008;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/37217 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1155 Bibliographic reference: MITCHELL, A. 1908. MACFARLANES GEOG COLL 1906-8. Y. 108.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No2(1865) 112.
- --- SAB1509 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. N KINC LIST. No233.
- --- SAB721 Bibliographic reference: HENDERSON, JA. 1890. HIST, PAR OF BANCHORY-DEVENICK. 147.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 3 2017 11:55AM
