MHG9028 - Kinkell Castle
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Type and Period (1)
- TOWER HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
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Full Description
NH55SE 1 5538 5433.
Kinkell Castle (NR) OS 6"map, (1973)
Late 16th C fortalice, modest in size and approximately to Z-plan with main block lying E-W. A circular stair tower rises at SE corner and stair turret is corbelled out above first-floor level at NW. The entrance is in re-entrant angle at base of stair tower and is guarded by gun-loops. The harled walls rise 3 storeys and a garret to a steep roof with crowstepped gables. Internally, hall fireplace bears a defaced shield dated 1594. Kinkell was the property of the MacKenzies of Gairloch. The castle was used as a farm-house and then deserted, but is now being restored.
N Tranter 1970.
Kinkell Castle is as described above and fully restored and occupied. Visited by OS (J B) 28 July 1975.
Restored by Gerald Laing (and demolition of later wing) from 1966
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG2401 Text/Publication/Volume: Laing, G. 1974. Kinkell: the reconstruction of a Scottish castle.
- --- 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. 4, 129-30.
- --- SHG2880 Text/Publication/Volume: Thornton, W. 1783. Travels in Scotland 1782-3.
- --- SHG2893 Text/Publication/Volume: Tranter, N. 1962-70. The fortified house in Scotland.
- --- SHG3139 Text/Publication/Article: Stell, G. 1986. Architecture and society in Easter Ross before 1707. SHG1943. 99-132. 116, 118.
- --- SHG342 Text/Publication/Monograph: OPS. 1855. Origines parochiales Scotiae: the antiquities ecclesiastical and territorial of the parishes of Scotland. 2/2. 549-50.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5539 5435 (76m by 97m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND LOGIE WESTER |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB14906 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12823 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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