Craigston Castle, Aberdeenshire

H Gordon Slade (Author)


Keywords:
Ribbed Vault
Period(s):
19th Centuries D F R

Abstract


The main tower (1604-7) compares with the then recently remodelled Fyvie but also has features reminiscent of Borthwick 150 years earlier; it was probably built by the Bell family of masons with modifications for the client (Urquhart). The re-entrant of the entrance front is arched over and painted to resemble a ribbed vault, there is a carved balcony above, and much carved and painted work within. Flanking wings were added in 1747-53, the surviving farm court with its surrounding buildings in 1766-77. The article includes biographies of the Urquhart owners and of various plans for works in the 18th and 19th centuries. D F R

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Published
30-11-1979
How to Cite
Slade, H. G. (1979). Craigston Castle, Aberdeenshire. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 108, 262–299. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.108.262.299
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Articles