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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 676997
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/676997
NN60NW 10 6494. 0786.
(NH 646 082) A round castle, much larger than Callander Castle (NN60NW 8), once stood on the farm of Auchinlaich, on a hill a few hundred yards S from the Bridge of Bracklinn, and on the W bank of the Kelty river. Little now remains, except the levelling of the top of the hill and a slight indication of what was once an earthen rampart and ditch. "The area of the fort must have much exceeded 100 feet".
C Maclagan 1873.
This fort, oval on plan, and measuring 90m NW-SE by 58m transversely, is situated at NN 6494 0786, on top of a low rounded hill over-looking the Brackland Glen. The defences consist of a single earth rampart, generally reduced to a scarp, but best preserved on the NW where it is 3.5m in height. Traces of an outer ditch, about 0.4m in depth, can be seen on on the NW and SE sides; and in each of these sides there is an entrance, the SE being marked by a large boulder. This fort is similar in all aspects to NN60SW 8 (Tamnafalioch) and NN60SE 3 (Easter Torrie). Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (R D) 15 October 1968.
Scheduled as Auchenlaich, fort.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 26 November 2003.
