Standing Building Recording

Date May 2008 - September 2009

Event ID 608552

Category Recording

Type Standing Building Recording

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NS 175 489 A standing building survey and a watching brief were carried out May 2008–September 2009 during

consolidation and repair work on the castle. The survey suggested that there were three main phases of construction, which may have begun in the mid-14th century and extended through to the 18th century. These were followed by a fourth phase of repair and reconstruction in the 19th and 20th centuries. The watching brief revealed an enclosure wall and two 19th-century anchors. The entrance to a pit prison was also discovered at the base of the spiral stairs.

Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Report: RCAHMS and WoSAS SMR

Funder: The Friends of Portencross Castle and the Heritage Lottery Fund

Heather James – GUARD