Castle Of Ruthven
Tower House (16th Century)
Site Name Castle Of Ruthven
Classification Tower House (16th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ruthven Mansion Policies; Ruthven Castle
Canmore ID 32132
Site Number NO34NW 3
NGR NO 30207 47913
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/32132
- Council Angus
- Parish Ruthven
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO34NW 3 30207 47913.
(NO 3021 4791) Castle of Ruthven (NR)
OS 6"map, (1959)
An old Tower, said to be the remains of the old Castle of Ruthven stands a short distance NW of Ruthven Mansion. It was owned by the Crichtons in 1510, but in 1790, it was pulled down and the present mansion built.
Name Book 1863; W Wilson 1917.
A small well preserved tower with a modern roof. It is rectangular with a rounded north side and measures 6.2m NS by 5.4m transversely. There are large horizontal gun-loops on three sides with a small blocked rectangular window, and a slit embrasure in the E wall.
Visited by OS (W D J) 16 December 1969.
Note (1984)
Castle of Ruthven NO 302 479 NO34NW 3
All that remains of this castle is a D-plan tower (6.2m by 4.5m) standing to a height of two storeys; the wall of the vaulted ground floor is pierced by three wide-mouthed gun ports.
RCAHMS 1984.
(Stat Acct, xii, 1794, 292).
