Desk Based Assessment
Date 1962
Event ID 546577
Category Recording
Type Desk Based Assessment
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/546577
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(NT 1620 4348) Drochil Castle (NR)
OS 6" map (1963)
Drochil Castle, built about 1578, is Z-shaped on plan, comprising a rectangular main block, measuring about 84' by 69'3" over thick walls, with circular towers about 26' in diameter attached to the NE and SW angles. After it had gone out of use as a residence, it was used for storage, and is still used for penning sheep. Considerable quantities of stones have been taken from the castle since the beginning of the 19th century.
RCAHMS 1967, visited 1962
Information from Ordnance Survey Index Card.
