Following the launch of trove.scot in February 2025 we are now planning the retiral of some of our webservices. Canmore will be switched off on 24th June 2025. Information about the closure can be found on the HES website: Retiral of HES web services | Historic Environment Scotland
Archaeology Notes
Event ID 700846
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/700846
NS32NE 17 39018 29262
(NS 3902 2926) The ruins of an old baronial castle, with a moat, stood on Underwood estate in 1785 when it was purchased by Mr. Kennedy, who built the present mansion on the site, as the old castle was irreparable.
J Paterson 1863
The present Underwood was built in 1789, according to the owner, and incorporates no obvious material from the former castle. A north wing was added in c.1900. There is no knowledge or trace of a moat and no suspected alternative site for the castle foundations have been found in a paddock on the NW side of the house but these are likely to be of old outbuildings. Armstrong's map shows Underwood in the same approximate position.
Visited by OS (JRL) 11 November 1980
NS 3902 2926 A watching brief was carried out in October 2000 at Underwood House (NMRS NS32NE 17) during the construction of a new stable block. No significant archaeological deposits were encountered. (GUARD 947).
Sponsor: Mr A K Collins.
P Duffy 2001
