MHG6893 - Kilravock Castle
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CASTLE (Medieval to 21st Century - 1058 AD to 2100 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
NH84NW 2 8140 4936.
(NH 8140 4936) Kilravock Castle (NR)
OS 6"map, Nairnshire, 2nd ed., (1906)
Kilravock Castle originally consisted of a quadrilateral keep 39ft by 31ft Licence to build was granted in 1460 and confirmed in 1475. The keep, though it has 14th century and 15th century characteristics is probably of the latter date. In the 17th century the keep was enlarged into a castle by the unusual manner of adding a square stair-case to the SW angle and a large rectangular building, attached to that, in order to form the south front of a quadrangle.
In more recent times, omitted in plan, other buildings have been added to the north of the main base and a wing has been extended along the west of the quadrangle.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1887-92; ISSFC 1926.
The castle is generally as described above, and is still occupied. Mrs Rose (Kilravock Castle, Croy, Nairnshire), the owner believes that the keep was built in the 15th century with later 16th and 17th century additions (second phase) but all records have been destroyed.
Visited by OS (N K B) 11 August 1964.
----
Information from a catalogue slip
Owner: Trustees of the late Lt Col Hugh Rose. (Davidson & Garden, 12 Dee Street, Aberdee.)
Occupier: Mrs Ruth Rose
REFERENCE
SRO
Account from John Baillie for wright work at Kilravock House.
It includes sash window for the New Front, roofing and sarking of the new passage and staircase, and amounts to ?51.5.6.
1759-1761
GD125/Box 20
See also:
NH84NW0003 ?Chapel and dovecot
Jhooper, 8/1/2002
---
NAI Local Plan, Dec. 2000: P21/8. Tourism & Recreation.
J Aitken : 05/06/01.
----
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SHG1716 Text/Publication/Article: Forman, S. 1958. 'The Roses of Kilravock', Scot Fld Vol. 105 Oct 1958, p.37-9. Scot Fld. 37-9. 37-9.
- --- SHG18152 Image/Photograph(s): Kilravock Castle. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG18153 Image/Photograph(s): Kilravock Castle. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG18154 Image/Photograph(s): Kilravock Castle. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG18245 Image/Photograph(s): Kilravock Castle. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2053 Text/Publication/Volume: Close-Brooks, J. 1986. Exploring Scotland's Heritage: The Highlands. 150, No. 80.
- --- 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. 3, 631-3; fig. 587.
- --- SHG2778 Text/Publication/Volume: Scottish Field. {196-?}. List of house and castle articles by Shiela Forman. October 1958.
- --- SHG3429 Text/Publication/Serial: 1920. Scottish Country Life, Vol 7, No 6. p 261-265.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8140 4937 (58m by 57m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NW |
| Civil Parish | CROY AND DALCROSS |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB1841 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15032 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
Comments and Feedback
Do you have any more information about this record? Please feel free to comment with information and photographs, or ask any questions, using the "Disqus" tool below. Comments are moderated, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible.