Angus HER - NO65SE0010 - RED CASTLE, LUNAN

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO65SE0010
Name	RED CASTLE, LUNAN
NRHE Card No.	NO65SE10
NRHE Numlink	35792
HES SM No.	2925
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a castle. The site was founded as a hunting seat by William the Lion in the 12th century. It was besieged in 1579 and was ruinous by 1770 although still partly roofed. The remains now consist of a possibly 13th century fragment of the massive wall of enceinte, and the ruin of the 15th century rectangular keep. There is also a coast guard station depicted on the 1st edition OS map. The name comes from the red freestone ashlar of which it is constructed. The enceinte wall is 6 metres (20 feet) high and 2 metres (6 feet) thick. A fragment can be traced just below ground level on the edge of the escarpment at the north-east angle of the keep. The remains of the four-storey keep has a parapet and bartizans at the angles. A recently excavated circular depression at the south east corner probably represents part of the World War II coastal defences. Site visit during coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009 noted castle debris in the form of masonry blocks and roof slates on the foreshore. An eroding bank below the castle, and includes circa 5 metres (16 feet) of midden (NO65SE0062). Further SCAPE visits in 2012 and 2013 noted continuing erosion by the sea. Landslip has been reported in 2021.
Last Update	26/08/2024
Updated By	cherbert

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NO65SE0010 - RED CASTLE, LUNAN

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National Grid Reference: NO 6878 5107

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1983	Geophysical Survey
2009	Field Survey
2013	Field Observation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
6	1958			JLD	OS
	1983			D Pollock & A Gibson	HS	HS
2	2009	Survey		SCAPE		HS

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
		POTTERY	UNK	Unknown	Unknown	Angus Museum Service

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
MOTTES			J	90
TOWERS	RECTANGULAR		B	100
WALLS	CURTAIN	REMAINS OF	C	100
POST-HOLES			D	100
DITCHES			E	100
MIDDENS		KITCHEN	F	100
POTTERY			G	100
BONES		ANIMAL	H	100
TILES	ROOF		I	100
POTTERY		FRENCH	K	100
POTTERY		RED-PAINTED	L	100
POTTERY		NORMANDY WARE	M	100
POTTERY		MARTINCAMP	N	100
CASTLES		REMAINS OF	A	100