Angus HER - NO55NW0023 - FUIRDSTONE CASTLE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO55NW0023
Name	FUIRDSTONE CASTLE
NRHE Card No.	NO55NW23
NRHE Numlink	34803
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Site of a castle.The tower or fortalice of Fuirdstone, referred to in a decree of 1758, is mentioned by Monipennie in 1612 as the 'Castle or Tower of Balnabreich'. About the beginning of the 19th century the ruins of a large house called Fuirdstone Castle were removed from a field west of Balnabreich farmhouse. In 1853 the plough still turned up ruins of old buildings near this spot.
Last Update	23/06/2014
Updated By	cpalmer

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National Grid Reference: NO 5421 5892

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CASTLES		SITE OF	A	100