Archaeology Notes

Event ID 704812

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NS69SE 11 6509 9466.

"At one time a castle stood midway in the Burn Loan, on the south side, about 30 yds from the roadway, in the upper part of the village of Kippen, which is known as Castlehill."

W Chrystal 1903

Burn Loan is a narrow side lane leading south off the main road through Kippen at NS 6506 9472. From Chrystal's description the castle would appear to have stood within the area centred on NS 6509 9466. No further information.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 September 1968