Aberdeenshire HER - NK06SW0001 - CAIRNBULG CASTLE

Site Details
Date and Period
Location Map
Site Management
Information Sources
Spatial Information
Maritime

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability
Early Medieval (400 - 900 AD)	A	100
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	B	100
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	C	100
Modern (1900 - 2050)	D	100

Period Notes

Early Medieval motte; current structure perhaps mid-13thC; Philorth given by Bruce to John Ross in 1306; passed to Frasers 1375; upper floors added 15thC; smaller circular tower added and linked to main building 1545; sold due to debt and renamed Cairnbulg 1615; abandoned and linking building demolished 1799; restoration from ruins 1896-7; further restoration sometime between 1900-1951.

Architect Details

Jenkins and Marr, architectural practice 1896-7; Harbourne Maclennan and Jenkins and Marr, architects 20thC.