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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 725279
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/725279
NX29NW 4 2152 9870.
(NX 2152 9870) Camregan Castle (NR) (Remains of)
OS 6" map (1957)
The remains of a castle which appears to have been surrounded by a moat and is said to have been a residence of the Cathcart family, to whom it still belongs, since the 13th century, otherwise nothing is known of its history.
Name Book 1856
The site is a level platform above the Camregan Glen, defended on the west by the cliffs on the glen, on the north and NE by steep natural slopes, and on the SE by a deep ditch which cuts it off from the upper hillside. On the north side of the platform, about 4m below its edge, there is also a strong bank. The only obvious building remnant is the NW angle of a rectangular tower, 3m high and 1m thick, but a courtyard wall can be traced all round the upper perimeter of the platform and within it various foundations are recognisable.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 18 April 1959
The remains are in a generally poor and unstable condition tree roots having dislodged much wall footing, but the earthwork is sound and the structural outlines still traceable.
Visited by OS (JRL) 20 April 1977
