Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Event ID 561020
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/561020
The remains of a tower-house, probably of fifteenth-century date, lie about 300m east of the River Avon. It may have been the seat of the Grant family and the predecessor of nearby Ballindalloch Castle.
This tower house was built in a typically defensive position, occupying the top of a steep bank leading down to a burn.
The remains, which are now mainly covered in turf, indicate that the building measured about 15m by 9m internally, with walls that were about 2.5m thick. An area of disturbed ground to the north-west and a short stretch of wall leading west may indicate the remains of a courtyard or outbuildings.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
