Standing Building Recording

Date 26 February 2009

Event ID 605059

Category Recording

Type Standing Building Recording

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/605059

NO 1560 9237 Braemar Castle is an L-plan tower house which was built in 1628 and burnt down in 1689. It remained a ruin until 1748, when it was leased by the Government and used as a garrison with the addition of a star-shaped curtain wall. It was subsequently re-used as a house in the 19th century. Current restoration required the dating and recording of two chimneys built against the inside of the curtain wall. These proved to be part of the 19th-century kitchens built between the castle and the curtain wall. This work was carried out on

26 February 2009.

Report: Aberdeenshire Council SMR and RCAHMS

Funder: Aberdeenshire Council

HK Murray and JC Murray – Murray Archaeological Services Ltd