Craigston Castle
Castle (Medieval), Country House (Period Unassigned), Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Craigston Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval), Country House (Period Unassigned), Tower House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Craigfintray Castle; Craigston Castle Policies
Canmore ID 19228
Site Number NJ75NE 2
NGR NJ 76221 55021
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19228
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish King Edward
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ75NE 2.00 76221 55021
(NJ 7621 5501) Craigston Castle (NR)
OS 6" map (1959).
NJ75NE 2.01 NJ 76623 55505 North Lodge
NJ75NE 2.02 NJ 76097 55003 Dovecot
NJ75NE 2.03 NJ 76078 55080 Home Farm
See also:
NJ75SE 20 NJ 7573 5491 South Lodge (Turriff ph.)
NJ75SE 21 NJ 7617 5487 Icehouse (Turriff ph.)
NJ75SE 22 NJ 7608 5497 Estate Bridge over Craigston Burn (Turriff/King Edward ph.)
NJ75SE 23 NJ 7621 5496 Estate Bridge over Craigston Burn (Turriff/King Edward ph.)
Craigston Castle has an inscription on the wall, giving the foundation date of the building as 1604-7.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1887-92.
NMRS NOTES
Craigston Castle.
OWNER: Bruce Urquhart of Craigston
ARCHITECT: William Adam - scheme for lay-out of grounds 1733
designed wings 1730-4- - attribution
John Smith - new entrance doorway 1838. Designs for two storey addition which was not carried out.
NMRS/Simpson and Brown photographs
Box 2 album no.17
two exterior views.
CRAIGSTON CASTLE DRAWINGS
NMRS photographic survey of drawings at Craigston Castle including; eighteenthe century designs for unidentified house and Craigston Castle; sections of rooms at Craigston 1751; designs for alterations and additions by John Smith early nineteenth century and a scheme by 'Mr William Adams of the fields about the house of Craigstoun 1733'; bound volume with plans of Cromarty Castle 1746-1747 and eighteenth century designs for Craigston Castle; bound volume with plans of farms on Craigston Estate 1780 and 1782; bound volume plans of estate 1770-1779; eighteenth century plans and designs for gardens by James May 1749 and Charles W Crosser c. 1875; design for a greenhouse attributed to John Smith and a plan of the West Indian estates.
Copied 1967 and 1982. Inventory 11
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
National Library
Country Life January 13th 1915 - article and photographs
Country Life October 17th and 24th 1963 - article and photographs
Photographic Survey (April 1961)
Photographic survey of Craigston Castle and estate buildings, Aberdeenshire, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in April 1961.
Photographic Survey (1962)
Photographic survey of the exterior and interior of Craigston Castle, Aberdeenshire, by the Ministry of Works/Scottish National Buildings Record, in 1962.
Photographic Survey (23 May 1963)
Photographic survey by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works in May 1963.
