Moray HER - NJ05NE0003 - BLERVIE CASTLE

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Primary ReferenceNJ05NE0003
NameBLERVIE CASTLE
NRHE Card No.NJ05NE3
NRHE Numlink 15778
HES SM No. 5625
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Castle built in Z plan by Dunbar family. West angle tower and adjoining fragment of main block survives. Fireplace in 1st storey of main block has joggled mantel with carved keystone. Battlements had angle bartizans. Modern farm buildings built on to outside wall. Castle possibly built on site of an earlier one. Roof, remaining angle bartizans and north west corner declared unstable and removed during demolition, after a photographic survey had been completed by Alba Archaeology in 2006.
Last Update02/05/2019
Updated Bycherbert
Compiler 
Date of Compilation27/10/1977

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National Grid Reference: NJ 0708 5718



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2006 Building Recording

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MANTELPIECES JOGGLEDH100
CASTLES Z-PLANA100
TOWERSSQUARE B100
STAIRCASESCIRCULAR C100
BARTIZANS ANGLEDD100
PARAPETSTOWER E100
FIREPLACES ARCHEDF100
KEYSTONES CARVEDG100