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Remains of Boyne Castle, protected on three sides by the deep ravine of the Boyne Water and on the south by a dry moat. The castle is all of one design, having been built in the late 16th century probably by Sir George Ogilvie of Dunlugas after his purchase of the estate in 1575 as a castellated mansion. Of three storeys over a vaulted basement, it consists of a courtyard forming a parallelogram, with a projecting round tower at each angle rising the full height. The former entrance in the south elevation is flanked by similar drum towers. Built of rubble, most of the tooled dressings have been robbed. There have been ranges of buildings on the east, west and south sides of the courtyard but not in the north which was enclosed by a wall. The walls on the west side are still standing but those on south have been largely destroyed and the east range almost entirely demolished. The moat is crossed by a causeway on the level of the main entrance in centre of south front, a drawbridge probably protected the entrance. Three sherds of a North French white ware green glazed jug were found at the castle. Family home of the Ogilvies of Boyne. It superceded an earlier fortified building in the west side of the Burn of Boyne.
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