Aberdeenshire HER - NJ72NE0007 - BARRA 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	95
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	B	100
16th Century	C	100
17th Century	D	100
18th Century	E	100
Modern (1900 - 2050)	F	100

Period Notes

Built 15thC; L-plan tower built by 1592 when the Blackhalls forfeited castle; main phase of surviving building by Seton 1614-18 with datestones of those dates; sold in 1658 to James Reid; sold to John Ramsay in 1750 who then added north wing in 1753; used as a farmhouse from 1766-1909; restored 1910-11. Further remodelling / rennovation carried out by present owners in 2011-2012.

Architect Details

1910 restoration by George Bennett Mitchell.