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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 726137
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/726137
NX45NE 11 47613 57639
Cassencarry, a house shown on Bleau's atlas of 1662, surrounded by a park pale, is an old tower, built between 1575 and 1600, with the remains of its original staircase. In 1684 this was one of the considerable houses of the neighbourhood (Sibbald MSS in Advocates Library: Jac 5th, 1.4).
According to Hepburn, the lands were owned by the church before the Reformation.
A S Morton 1934; W A F Hepburn 1927; A Symson 1684
NX 4761 5760. Incorporated in the S part of the ruinous Cassencarie are the remains of a late 16th century tower as indicated by window mouldings. The house is cement rendered and used as a hay store and it is not possible to determine the original plan. Part of the building, including the area of the tower, is still covered by a comparatively modern roof.
Visited by OS (JP) 3 September 1970
