Aberdeenshire HER - NJ51SE0005 - CASTLE OF LYNTURK

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ51SE0005
Name	CASTLE OF LYNTURK
NMRS Card No.	NJ51SE5
NMRS Numlink	17591
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	House and remains of castle. The house of Castleknowe is on the site of Lynturk Castle. A broad, deep ditch surrounded the castle: the eastern arc of the ditch has disappeared and the north arc is discernible as a faint hollow. Elsewhere it is preserved by the erection of a garden wall. Little remains of the castle but behind the farmhouse is a fragment of masonry showing a plastered wall recess. Built into the steading is a 16th century gunloop with circular orifice. The present house is 2-storey, harled with piend roofed single storey back wing. Also site of a manor of the barony of Lynturk.
Last Update	28/03/2024

National Grid Reference: NJ 5972 1233

Easting: 347700, Northing: 813400

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
MANORS		SITE OF	F	100
HOUSES			E	100
CASTLES		REMAINS OF	A	100
DITCHES	DEFENSIVE	REMAINS OF	B	100
RECESSES	WALL		C	100
GUN-LOOPS			D	100

Google Map for NJ51SE0005

National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category B

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01557	New Statistical Account					EDINBURGH	No12, 1122
02087	PROVINCE OF MAR	WD SIMPSON	1943			ABERDEEN	72
01303	DONEAN TOURIST	A LAING	1828			ABERDEEN	111
05949	EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE	N BOGDAN	2008						2008

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Leochel-Cushnie
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Unknown Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	205
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	N
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Agricultural
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter	38.1
Length
Width
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	90
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	B	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Built 1816 on much earlier castle site, possibly 15th century. Listed 16/04/1971.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

empty