Aberdeenshire HER - NJ92NE0001 - KNOCKHALL CASTLE

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ92NE0001
NameKNOCKHALL CASTLE
NMRS Card No.NJ92NE2
NMRS Numlink20348
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of castle. An L-plan towerhouse of three storeys with projecting staircase on the north side. Above the doorway in the re-entrant angle is a stone dated 1565. Basic fabric is 16th century, the re-construction is late 17th century, being confined to windows, internal details and probably the square projecting tower at the north side. It was accidentally burnt in 1734 when it fell into ruins. There is a vaulted ground floor, east vault intact, the west kitchen vault has fallen. A courtyard lay to the south, in the southeast corner of which stood a circular tower with vaulted basement and shot-holes. The upper storey was a dovecot. Now only a stump remains.
Last Update17/01/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 9935 2645


Easting: 399580, Northing: 826455

Compiler 
Date of Compilation19/12/1977

Event Details


Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CASTLES REMAINS OFA100
TOWERHOUSES L-PLANB100
STAIRCASES PROJECTINGC100
STONES DATEDD100
TOWERSSQUAREPROJECTINGE100
CELLARS VAULTEDF100
KITCHENS VAULTEDG100
DRAINSSTONE H100
GUN-LOOPS  I100
COURTYARDS REMAINS OFJ100
TOWERSCIRCULAR K100
DOVECOTS REMAINS OFL100

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National Status

National Status
Scheduled (under AM + Arch Area Act 1979)

Regional Status


Photo Details

SourceReferencePhoto TypeFilm TypeDate
AASAAS/94/07/G15/28-30 Air-oblique Black & White 10/03/1994
AASAAS/97/04/G8/7,8 Air-oblique Black & White 10/04/1997
AASAAS/97/04/CT22 Air-oblique Colour Transparency 10/04/1997
AASGR/03/CT370 Ground Colour Transparency 05/10/2003
AASAAS/GR/83/CT4-5,9-10,15 Ground Colour Transparency 01/01/1983
AASAAS/GR/83/CT20-21,29,46 Ground Colour Transparency 01/01/1983
AASAAS/02/02/G4/6 Air-oblique Black & White 12/03/2002

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
02157JAMES GILES - ABERDEENSHIRE CASTLES 1990   p.16 1990
02265BUILDINGS OF ARCHITECTURAL & HISTORICAL INTEREST     FOVERAN 7  
01557New Statistical Account    EDINBURGHVOL XII, 699  
02283OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT 1799  EdinburghVOL VI, 68  
01410CASTEL & DOM ARCH OF SCOT VOL2T MACGIBBON1887Y EDINBURGHVOL II, 165-6, ILL  
00705DRAWINGS OF ABERDEEN CASTLESJ GILES1936YYABERDEENXLV  
02399FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4N TRANTER1977   61-2  
01307CASTELLATED ARCHITECTURE OF ABERDEENSHIREA LEITH-HAY1849  ABERDEENp 40 1849

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Foveran
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 - difficult access.
Altitude28
Geology 
Topography Spur
Aspect 1E
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Derelict Building
Vegetation
Soil Type 
Hydrology 

Measurements

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

Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD) A100    
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) B100 1904  
17th Century C100    
18th Century D100    

Period Notes

Period Notes Dated 1565; reconstructed late 17thC; burned 1734.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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