Angus HER - NO16SE0008 - FORTER CASTLE

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Primary ReferenceNO16SE0008
NameFORTER CASTLE
NRHE Card No.NO16SE8
NRHE Numlink 29403
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 11337
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Restored Tower-House, now in commercial use, previously known as Fortar Castle. It was built in 1608 by mason William Stanness of Dundee for James, sixth Lord Ogilvy of Airlie. It was sacked and burnt by the Earl of Argyll in 1640, the tale being perpetuated in the ballad 'Bonnie House of Airlie'. The Restoration Committee of Estates' account of 1661 implies that Fortar Castle was completely destroyed and this has led to speculation that the ruin was a subsequent rebuilding, however it is more likely that the 1661 account was an overstatement of damages by the Ogilvys. It fell into ruin, and is depicted as such on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. It was restored in 1990 by Nicholas Groves-Raines, architects. It is a four-storey L-plan tower house, with a vaulted basement and projecting angle turrets.
Last Update04/03/2020
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
TOWERHOUSES L-PLANB100
BASEMENTS VAULTEDC100
TURRETSANGLEPROJECTINGD100
CASTLES  A100