Archaeology Notes

Event ID 685884

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO23NE 2 25154 36986.

(NO 2515 3699) Castle of Pitcur (NR) (Ruins of)

OS 6" map (1926)

See also NO23NE 16.01.

The Castle of Pitcur is a lofty square tower, now ruinous. It was possibly built in the early 16th c. A J Warden 1884; NSA 1845

Pitcur Castle, apparently of 16th c date, is ruinous, but maintained in good condition. The alterations to the roofline much detract from the appearance of the building. The N wing appears to be an addition to the earlier oblong main block. The property belonged to a branch of the Chisholm family at an early date, passing through marriage to the Halyburtons, who remained long in possession, in 1432.

N Tranter 1966.