Archaeology Notes
Event ID 712927
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
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NT17NE 6.01 168 785 Garden
NT17NE 25 16824 78464 Obelisk Sundial
NT17NE 6.02 16847 78449 Horizontal Sundial
(NT 1686 7852) Barnbougle Castle (NR) (restored)
OS 6" map (1968)
Barnbougle Castle, a plain 17th century building, was ruinous prior to 1880, when it was restored, part of the N side being incorporated in the new structure.
RCAHMS 1929; D MacGibbon and T Ross 1892
Barnbougle Castle, at present occupied, has no features of architectural importance; the oldest portions are the NE corner and the lower part of the N wall.
Visited by OS (JD) 9 March 1955
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (BS) 11 December 1975.
This Castle was originally built in the 17th century and was rebuilt in 1881. It is located on the coast edge on rocky promontory within Dalmeny House estate. There are no apparent changes to the NMRS description (1975).
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 17th February 1996.