Castle Hill
Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Castle Hill
Classification Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Castle Of Downie; Old Downie
Canmore ID 34543
Site Number NO53NW 21
NGR NO 5191 3648
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/34543
- Council Angus
- Parish Monikie
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO53NW 21 5191 3648.
(NO 5191 3648) Castle Hill (NAT)
OS 6" map (1926)
There are still traces of the foundations of the Castle of Downie on a mound at Old Downie.
A Jervise 1853; A J Warden 1884.
A small, low hill. It is supposed a castle once stood here, but there is no evidence to authenticate its existence.
Name Book 1858
This isolated, almost rectangular mound is flat-topped and measures c.15.0m x 12.0m on its summit; it is 3.5m high, with a small quarry dug into its E side. At the SE angle, near the summit, a fragment of what seems to be a dry-stone wall can be seen protruding from the mound. the surrounding ground is low-lying and in places marshy. Although there is no evidence for a castle existing here, the mound is a possible site for a small keep.
Visited by OS (JLD) 19 May 1958
