Archaeology Notes

Event ID 705016

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/705016

NS70NE 9.00 79678 07450.

(NS 7968 0744) Eliock (NAT).

OS 6" map (1958)

NS70NE 9.01 79765 07405 House Bridge

NS70NE 30 7991 0807 Lodge

Eliock (SDD List 1966) Elliock House, listed by Tranter as "much altered" is a 17th century mansion, H-shaped on plan, incorporating earlier work in the northern of two parallel wings. This contains a vaulted chamber with shot-holes to N and S. A circular tower, containing the wheel-staircase and entrance, projecting W from the central wing, is dated 1658. The NE wing appears derelict; ? fire damage.

RCAHMS 1920, visited 1912; N Tranter 1965

Eliock (nameboard) is as described. It is occupied and apart from the damaged north-east wing, it is in a good condition.

Visited by OS (BS) 13 April 1978