Corse Castle

NJ50NW 2 54867 07393

For nearby Corse House, see NJ50NW 62.00.

(NJ 5487 0739) Corse Castle (NR)

OS 6" map, (1959)

Corse Castle, now a roofless ruin, was built by William Forbes in 1581. Its general form is L-shaped, and the two long faces each measure 36ft. In the middle of the southern face of this L-block is attached a round stair tower and, with another round tower on the NW corner the castle forms an unusual combination of L and Z plans.

W D Simpson 1949.

As described and illustrated by Simpson.

Visited by OS (NKB) 24 September 1968.

(GRC/AAS photographs and newspaper reference cited).

NMRS, MS/712/49.