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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 700043
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/700043
NS28NE 6.00 26289 85333
(NS 2629 8532) Blairvadock (NAT)
OS 6" map (1923).
NS28NE 6.01 NS 2605 8530 Lodge
NS28NE 6.02 NS 2626 8513 Farmsteading
NS28NE 6.03 NS 26256 85343 Terrace
NS28NE 6.04 NS 26315 85342 Laundry
NS28NE 6.05 centred NS 2617 8517 Prisoner-of War camp
The oldest inhabited house in Rhu parish was formerly Blairvadic Castle, situated about a mile above the Rov, much resembling a border keep or peel. It is now pulled down, and its place occupied by a modern castle.
W Battrum 1864
The mansion of Blairvaddock is mentioned in 1558.
W Fraser 1869
No further information was found regarding Blairvadock Castle. The present mansion house is entirely modern and shows no trace of antiquity.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 15 January 1963
Blairvadach [NAT]
OS 1:2500 map, 1967.
