Drumtochty Castle, Old Castle
Tower House (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Drumtochty Castle, Old Castle
Classification Tower House (Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Dhulin Burn; Castle Hill
Canmore ID 183304
Site Number NO68SE 1.01
NGR NO 6940 8003
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/183304
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Fordoun
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NO68SE 1.01 6940 8003
The 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map indicates the remains of the 'Old Castle' of Drumtochty at an altitude of 205m OD, on a gentle slope and within an area which is now afforested. A rectangular shape is depicted but no further information is supplied.
[Attached to record for NMRS NO68SE 5: GIS plot attached].
NMRS, MS/712/101.
Comparison with other 'old castles' suggests that this building was a tower-house antecedent to the country house NO68SE 1.00.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 April 2001.
Field Visit (2007)
Mature trees cover the site but it is clearly more than a simple rectangular enclosure. There is an area of stone that appears to contain lime mortar. To the W of this a windblown tree has revealed a small patch of compacted material that might be the remains of a floor level. The enclosure appears to have been truncated by a later hollow-way (the present track). An earlier hollow-way leads to the SE corner of the enclosure and seems to continue on the same alignment to the W beyond the enclosure.
C Shepherd 2007
