Moray HER - NH95SE0016 - DARNAWAY CASTLE

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Primary ReferenceNH95SE0016
NameDARNAWAY CASTLE
NRHE Card No.NH95SE38
NRHE Numlink 105428
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 2285
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Large square rubble walled garden, dating to the later 18th or early 19th century. Tooled ashlar cope. Entrances in north and west. Further entrance at east, style of Sir Robert Lorimer, circa 1925. Pair tall polished ashlar piers with ribbed and blocked pilaster strips east and west rising to moulded cornice caps supporting (deer') hound finials. Pair decorative wrought-iron gates under matching overthrow bearing gilded coat of arms. Gilded berry detailing to foliate decoration. There is a gardener's house and bothy within the garden.
Last Update05/08/2022
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerNCA
Date of Compilation27/09/2017

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Artefact and Ecofact

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
BOTHIES  C100
GATESWROUGHT-IRON D100
GATEPIERSASHLAR E100
HOUSESGARDENER B100
GARDENS  A100