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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 719569
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/719569
NT77SW 12 7381 7070.
(NT 7381 7070) Black Castle (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1959)
The site of a castle which belonged to the Hepburn family. In the memory of the oldest inhabitants now living there existed a portion of the vaulted rooms of the ground flat, the walls of which were almost 3ft thick, but which are now all removed and the ground ploughed over. It does not appear to have been a place of great strength or extent.
Name Book 1853
No trace of this castle remains.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 29 March 1966
NT 7381 7070 (centre) A desk-based assessment and field evaluation were undertaken in advance of the construction of a workshop with integral house and accompanying access road on the documented site of Black Castle. The field evaluation identified a length of heavily robbed-out wall, including its NE corner. This is believed to represent a W wall of the castle. Pottery dating to the 19th century was found in association with the robber trench, which supports documentary evidence that the ruins of the castle had stood into the early 19th century.
Full details lodged with the NMRS.
Sponsors: Mr & Mrs N Richerby.
R Conolly 2001
