Aberdeenshire HER - NO76NE0006 - LAURISTON CASTLE

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

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	B	100
Modern (1900 - 2050)	E	100
18th Century	C	100
19th Century	D	100

Period Notes

First Lauriston Castle in 1243 and demolished in 1336. 14thC polygonal courtyard, 17thC L-plan tower house, 3-storey Georgian country house 1765 and 1789. Further wing added in 19thC and demolished after WWII use as barracks, replaced in 1994.

Architect Details

Ian Begg designed new castle in 1994.