Archaeology Notes

Event ID 728145

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NX18NW 8 1228 8538

(NX 122 854) Rampart (NR)

OS 6" map (1909).

(NX 1228 8538) Knockdolian Castle (NR) (Remains of)

OS 6" map (1958).

See also NX18NW 21 and NX18NW 60.

Knockdolian Castle is a small 16th century pele-tower with no special features except that a stone carved with an ancient memorial cross has been used as one of the sills.

Abercrummie 1688; D MacGibbon and T Ross 1889.

Though no longer habitable, the castle, which rises four storeys to a parapet and walk with a garret storey above, is in a fair state of repair. The walls are of mortared rubble with ashlar quoins, and there has been a courtyard to the north and west. The 'Rampart' is a series of earthworks connected with ornamental gardening, possibly dating from the mid 17th century. Christison mistakenly thought they were the remains of a rectangular fort.

Visited by OS (JLD), 24 July 1956.

No change to previous information.

Visited by OS (BS) 8 January 1976.

It belonged first to the Grahames but by the mid 17th century when reconstruction took place it was in the hands of the McCubbins.

D Christison 1893; N Tranter 1970.