MHG6880 - Cawdor Castle
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Type and Period (1)
- CASTLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
NH84NW 1 8471 4987
For (predecessor) house of Old Cawdor (NH c. 858 512), see NH85SE 9.
(NH 8471 4987) Cawdor Castle (NR)
(AD. 1393) Moat (NR) Drawbridge (NR)
OS 6" map, Nairnshire, 2nd ed., (1906)
Cawdor Castle consists of mainly 17th century buildings, incorporating a keep which probably dates from about 1454.
Most of the features which give the castle the appearance of a 15th century castle, eg. Drawbridge, moat and entrance gateway, also date from the 17th century, although they are probably on the original sites. The castle originally belonged to the Calders, but passed, in the 17th century, to the Campbells of Calder, who are still represented by the Earl of Cawdor.
A previous building, mentioned as 'Calder Castle' in 1398, may have occupied the site.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1887-92.
Cawdor Castle is still inhabited and in excellent condition. According to the late Lord Cawdor it comprises a towerhouse with curtain wall and dry-moat built c. 1396, with 17th century additions. The tower-house
was modified c 1456, and the cap-house added.
Visited by OS (N K B) 21 July 1971; Information from pamphlet 'Some facts about Cawdor Castle', by Lord Cawdor.
Information from catalogue slip
Architect: Thomas MacKenzie - additions; Alexander Ross - additions
REFERENCE
NATIONAL LIBRARY
Country Life, May 11th & 18th 1945 - text & photographs
Scots magazine. November 1808 - engraving. D Thomson
SRO
Alterations to Cawdor Castle
Articles of Agreement betwixt Sir Archibald Cambell of Clunes and John Nicolson, Mason in Pyperhill.
The 2 windows in the Red room of the Tower are to be sloped and built up to conform to the 2 below.
Two windows are to be built in the King's room upon the west side and the position of the door altered. In the Laigh Dining room the door is to be moved from East to West.
1717
GD128/35/2
NAI Local Plan, Dec. 2000: P21/8. Tourism & Recreation. P43/6.2. Prospects.
J Aitken : 05/06/01.
The building was photographed as part of a character appraisal of Cawdor Conservation Area in 2015. <1>
Sources/Archives (14)
- --- SHG18244 Image/Photograph(s): Cawdor Castle. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2040 Text/Publication/Volume: Cawdor, Lord. post-1979. Room notes.
- --- SHG2053 Text/Publication/Volume: Close-Brooks, J. 1986. Exploring Scotland's Heritage: The Highlands. 95-6,No. 41.
- --- SHG2206 Text/Publication/Volume: Forman, S. 1967. Scottish country houses and castles. p.144-6.
- --- SHG2316 Text/Publication/Volume: Historic houses of the United Kingdom. 1891. Historic houses of the United Kingdom: descriptive, historical, pictorial. 1891, p.170; text, illustrations & plan.
- --- SHG2425 Text/Publication/Volume: Love J, McMullen E (ed). 1994. A Salmon for the Schoolhouse, A Nairnshire Parish in the C19.
- --- SHG2442 Text/Publication/Volume: MacGibbon, D. and Ross, T.. 1887-92. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. Hardback. Vol. 2, 314-23; plan, fig. 765.
- --- SHG2598 Text/Publication/Volume: O and P, P J and S M. post-1966. Wallington.
- --- SHG27122 Dataset: Worth, S. 2015. Cawdor Conservation Area Assessment Dataset. Highland Council. Digital. UID087.
- --- SHG3504 Text/Publication/Article: Country Life. Country Life December 29th 1906. December 29th 1906; Text and photograph.
- --- SHG3505 Text/Publication/Article: Scottish Field. Scottish Field June 1959, p.25. 25. June 1959. 25; text & photographs.
- --- SHG419 Text/Publication/Article: Turnor, C. 1896. 'Cawdor Castle', Architecture Vol. 1 1896, p.474-80. Architecture. 474-80. 474-80; plan & section.
- --- SHG465 Text/Publication/Article: Forman, S. 1959. 'Conversions of character: stable-into-cottage at Seamill, West Kilbride and cottage-into-Regency-house at Moffat', Scot Fld Vol. 106 April 1959, p.29-31. Scot Fld. 29-31. Vol.106, No.678 text; Photographs.
- <1> SHG27122 Dataset: Worth, S. 2015. Cawdor Conservation Area Assessment Dataset. Highland Council. Digital. UID087.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8472 4986 (300m by 300m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NW |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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External Links (3)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/ (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB1728 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15021 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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