Aberdeenshire HER - NJ62NE0003 - HARTHILL CASTLE

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Primary Reference	NJ62NE0003
Name	HARTHILL CASTLE
NRHE Card No.	NJ62NE3
NRHE Numlink	18105
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	16132
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	A restored Z-plan towerhouse with the remains of a barmekin wall, including the gatehouse. Built in 1601 for the Leiths of Harthill, it has tall main block, four storey and garret in height with a square tower projecting to the northeast and a round tower to the southwest. There are corner turrets at the angles with dressed quoins. The towerhouse is well-provided with gun-loops. The entrance in the main re-entrant angle has a moulded doorway with deep socket for draw-bar, an empty panel space above. There is a vaulted basement, ornate gun-loops to guardroom, dome-vaulted cellar in foot of round tower, large arched fireplace in kitchen with its own shot-hole, and stone sink and drain. The castle was surrounded by a ditch of which there is no trace. Was a ruin but now fully restored.
Last Update	03/02/2023
Updated By	bmann

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National Grid Reference: NJ 6866 2520

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
FIREPLACES		KITCHEN	AD	100
TOWERHOUSES		Z-PLAN	A	100
WALLS	BARMEKIN	REMAINS OF	B	100
GATE-HOUSES			C	100
TOWERS	SQUARE		D	100
TOWERS	ROUND		E	100
TURRETS	ROUND		F	100
QUOINS		DRESSED	G	100
GUN-LOOPS			H	100
DOORWAYS		MOULDED	I	100
SLOTS	DRAWBAR		J	100
PANELS		BLANK	K	100
GUN-LOOPS		ORNATE	L	100
FIREPLACES		ARCHED	M	100
SHOT-HOLES			N	100
SINKS	STONE		O	100
DRAINS	STONE		P	100
ROOFS		CONICAL	Q	100
TURRETS		CORBELLED	R	100
AUMBRIES			S	100
JAMBS		ORNAMENTAL	T	100
BATTLEMENTS			U	100
STAIRCASES	NEWEL		V	100
GARDEROBES			W	100
STAIRCASES	SERVICE		X	100
WINDOWS	SERVICE		Y	100
ARCHES	SEMI-CIRCULAR		Z	100
DITCHES	DEFENSIVE	SITE OF	AA	100
BASEMENTS		VAULTED	AB	100
CELLARS		DOME-VAULTED	AC	100