Aberdeenshire HER - NO78SW0001 - GLENFARQUHAR CASTLE

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Primary ReferenceNO78SW0001
NameGLENFARQUHAR CASTLE
NRHE Card No.NO78SW2
NRHE Numlink 36615
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of castle. The amorphous footings of a wall are all that remains of the castle within the remains of a moat, of which the whole of the north side and part of the east side survive. Part of the west side is filled with debris and its course is still visible, but the remainder of the moat is completely ploughed out. Where best preserved in the north it shows maximum depth of 1m and width 7m, with its inner side retained by a revetting wall, now largely destroyed. The stones of the castle were used to build the farm at Mains of Glenfarquhar circa 1860 (NO78SW0053). Above the stable door of the Mains is a stone inscribed SAF 1674 DHG, and dated 1857, which came from the castle. According to Crammond, the stone was erected by Sir Alexander Falconer in 1674.
Last Update13/07/2021
Updated Bycherbert
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CASTLES REMAINS OFA100
MOATS REMAINS OFB100
STONES DATEDC100