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Site of a castle. Jervise (1853) described what he believed to be the remains of Ardestie Castle as very slight, consisting only of part of the foundations, which could be distinctly seen, forming two sides of a square. He suggests that the castle 'was of the same construction as Auchinleck and Hynd Castles, although apparently much larger'. In support of this he noted three sculptured stones with religious meaning which were discovered in the vicinity, evidence he believed that there was a chapel within the castle. Two of these bear the monogram 'I H S' and a human heart pierced by three nails symbolising Christ, and the other, 'M A R' probably refers to Mary. Other stones noted by Jervise include a door lintel on one of the cottages bearing 'C I C P 1688' (Countess Jean Campbell of Panmure), and 'D I A : 1625' is on another. He noted that it is 'generally believed that the Earl of Panmure stayed at Ardestie'. When visited by the OS in 1958 the investigators found no evidence for the remains of a castle. An old farm out-building southwest of Ashbank had thick walls, but did not have the appearance of antiquity. The stone dated 1688 was on the lintel of a door in the southeast wall but that dated 1625 was not seen.
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NO53SW0002 - ARDESTIE CASTLE