Moray HER - NJ05NE0003 - BLERVIE CASTLE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ05NE0003
Name	BLERVIE CASTLE
NRHE Card No.	NJ05NE3
NRHE Numlink	15778
HES SM No.	5625
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a castle built on a Z plan by the Dunbar family. The west angle tower and adjoining fragment of main block survives. A fireplace in the first storey of the main block has a joggled mantel with carved keystone. The battlements had angle bartizans. Modern farm buildings are built on to the outside wall. The castle was possibly built on the 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 Update	18/07/2024
Updated By	cpalmer

Compiler
Date of Compilation	27/10/1977

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National Grid Reference: NJ 0708 5718

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
2006	Building Recording

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
2	2006			Alba Archaeology		DEV

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
MANTELPIECES		JOGGLED	H	100
CASTLES		Z-PLAN	A	100
TOWERS	SQUARE		B	100
STAIRCASES	CIRCULAR		C	100
BARTIZANS		ANGLED	D	100
PARAPETS	TOWER		E	100
FIREPLACES		ARCHED	F	100
KEYSTONES		CARVED	G	100