Angus HER - NO57NE0001 - SHANNO CASTLE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO57NE0001
Name	SHANNO CASTLE
NRHE Card No.	NO57NE1
NRHE Numlink	35143
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a fortified house, probably a Laird's house. The 19th century antiquary, Jervise, records that the house was ruinous and known as Shanno Castle or more popularly 'The Castle' or 'Auldha' and that it was erected by the Lindsays of Edzell about 1607. The OS, in 1958, described the ruins as those of a strongly built house rather than a castle, situated on a flattish area high up the hillside overlooking the ruined farm of Shanno, whose construction is similar to, though lighter than, that of the 'Castle'. The ruins indicate a rectangular building, circa 14m x 6m, of mortared boulder construction. Part of the ruins have been used as a sheepfold. Still known as Shanno Castle locally in 1971.
Last Update	22/06/2021
Updated By	cpalmer

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National Grid Reference: NO 5651 7544

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
7	1958		1	JLD	OS
11	1971		1	AA	OS

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CASTLES		REMAINS OF	C	60
SHEEPFOLDS		REMAINS OF	D	100
COURTYARDS		REMAINS OF	B	100
HOUSES	LAIRD	REMAINS OF	A	100