MHG8193 - Kinbeachie Castle
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CASTLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH66SW 5 6343 6218.
Kinbeachie Castle (NR) OS 6" map, (1959)
Of Kinbeachie Castle, formerly a seat of Urquharts, only S gable remains. It contains a fireplace over which is a panel dated 1546. The other walls are reduced to foundation level.
MacDonald, Polson and Brown (1931) say that another panel, dated 1612, is now in National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.
Name Book 1875; D MacDonald, A Polson and J Brown 1931.
The remains of Kinbeachie Castle comprise SE wall & foundations of NE, NW and SW walls. SE wall, 1.2m in width; is extant to a maximum height of 1.7m and total length is 6.6m externally. It is rubble masonry, but E and S angles have been constructed of dressed stones. The inside face of wall is obscured in a mass of tumble, fireplace, together with date panel, is no longer visible.
Revised at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R B) 24 January 1966.
No remains. RCAHMS 1979.
Demolished 1959
There are documents in Inverness Museum archive files regarding an enquiry about a lintel from the castle in 1975. The lintel, bearing the date 1546 and Mackenzie coat of arms was removed when the castle was demolished. It appeared to have been lodged with the Old Library in 1961, but attempts to trace its location in 1975 were unsuccessful. The archives also contain black and white photos of the lintel in situ in the remaining upstanding wall of the castle from 1959. <1>
NOSAS conducted a survey of the site of Kinbeachie Castle in March 2017. <2>
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG2437 Text/Publication/Volume: MacDonald, Polson and Brown, D, A and J. {1931}. The book of Ross, Sutherland and Caithness, Orkney and Shetland: descriptive, historical and antiquarian notes. 25.
- --- SHG2675 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 21, No. 131.
- --- SHG27802 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: North of Scotland Archaeological Society. 2017. Measured Survey - Kinbeachie Castle. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital.
- --- SHG3358 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 27, 52.
- <1> SHG28371 Collection: Inverness Museum. 2019. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Archive Files.
- <2> SHG27802 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: North of Scotland Archaeological Society. 2017. Measured Survey - Kinbeachie Castle. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6344 6218 (300m by 300m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | RESOLIS |
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Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13705 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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