Archaeology Notes

Event ID 704954

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/704954

NS67NW 4 613 797

The castle of Ballecorrauch, or Balcorrach, passed to Donald Levenax in 1421, and was situated close to the bottom of Campsie Glen, on the hillside opposite the present house. The site is described as "A long straight line of stone dyke passes from the glen, a little north of the Bleachworck buildings, eastwards, dividing the hill from the arable ground . In the first field, about halfway eastward, and near the dyke (opposite a lot of old thorn trees growing in the hill ground), you will come on a plateau, upon which, I believe, the tower stood. Near to the centre of it you will see a depression of the surface, curving down towards the site of the old church, which I think was the course of the access road."

J Cameron 1892.

(Area NS 613 797) Balcorrach Castle: Area sited from the above description and with local knowledge from Miss Nelson (J Nelson, Glen Cottage, Campsie). No traces exist of the structure in this area of rough pasture. The 'depression' mentioned by Cameron appears to be a natural gully, but was possibly used as an access road.

Visited by OS (J L D), 25 March 1957.