Aberdeenshire HER - NJ61NE0002 - PITFICHIE CASTLE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ61NE0002
Name	PITFICHIE CASTLE
NRHE Card No.	NJ61NE2
NRHE Numlink	18040
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	15973
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Restored castle, probably built in circa 1560. By 1796 it had been unroofed and north-east corner had collapsed. The east wall and south gable collapsed in 1936. It was fully restored in 1978. It is transitional in style, between the simple oblong tower and the fully developed Z-plan castle. There is a rectangular tower house (11 m x 8.5 m) with a large round tower (7 m diameter) attached to the southern corner. In 1990 the castle's restoration was examined and included the techniques used, problems encountered and successes achieved.
Last Update	08/01/2021
Updated By	cherbert

Compiler
Date of Compilation	03/01/1998

NJ61NE0002 - PITFICHIE CASTLE

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National Grid Reference: NJ 6775 1662

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CASTLES		Z-PLAN	A	100
TOWERHOUSES			B	100
TOWERS	ROUND		C	100
WALLS	BARMEKIN	REMAINS OF	D	100
ARCHES	FIREPLACE		E	100
OVENS			F	100
TURRETS	SQUARE	CORBELLED	G	100
STAIRCASES	NEWEL		H	100
GUN-LOOPS			I	100
GARDEROBES			J	100
SLOTS	DRAWBAR		K	100
CAP-HOUSES			L	100
GATEWAYS		ARCHED	M	100