Busbie Castle
Castle (Medieval)
Site Name Busbie Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval)
Canmore ID 41907
Site Number NS33NE 4
NGR NS 3971 3901
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41907
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Kilmaurs (Kilmarnock And Loudoun)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS33NE 4 3971 3901.
(NS 3971 3901) Busbie Castle (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map (1969)
Busbie Castle, now runious, is a simple keep, built about 1600. It measures 37 1/2ft by 24 1/2ft and is about 50ft high.
The property of Busbie formed part of the barony of Robertoun, possessed by the Mowats from about 1400 to the mid-17th century.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1889; D M'Naught 1912
Busbie Castle is now a pile of overgrown rubble. No details of the building are identifiable and the foundations cannot be traced. It was demolished recently as it was in a dangerous condition.
Visited by OS (DS) 15 August 1956
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (JLD) 3 October 1962
The rubble debris of Busbie Castle was finally levelled about five years ago (local information) to form an artificial terrace on the S side of a smallholding. Numerous carved stones and masonry blocks are heaped around the base of the terrace.
Visited by OS (JRL) 27 May 1982
NMRS REFERENCE
Demolished.
