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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 712630
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/712630
NT25NW 7 2228 5901.
(NT 2228 5901) Ravensneuk Castle (NR) (Remains of)
OS 6" map (1957)
The remains consist only of the N wall with a portion of the gable return built of freestone rubble and now nowhere more than 6' high. The N wall is 59' long, of which the western 39 1/4' is unvaulted. The eastern portion appears to be the older and is vaulted.
RCAHMS 1929, visited 1920
Dated to 1527.
I C Hannah 1928
This castle was robbed by the first Sir John Clerk (1650-1722) to build a park wall.
J Gray 1895
The remains of Ravensneuk Castle are as described above; they are in a poor condition and the walls are up to 1.0m thick and 1.5m high.
Visited by OS (DT) 6 December 1962
This area has been newly planted with trees but the remains of Ravensneuk Castle are as described previously.
Visited by OS (BS) 4 November 1975
