Corse Castle
Organisation The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Alternative Name(s)
Canmore ID 17478
Site Type TOWER HOUSE
County ABERDEENSHIRE
Parish COULL
Council ABERDEENSHIRE
NGR NJ 54867 07393
Latitude, Longitude 57.155172N, 2.747686W
Images 0
Alternative Name(s)
Canmore ID 17478
Site Type TOWER HOUSE
County ABERDEENSHIRE
Parish COULL
Council ABERDEENSHIRE
NGR NJ 54867 07393
Latitude, Longitude 57.155172N, 2.747686W
Images 0
Archaeological Notes
NJ50NW 2 54867 07393
For nearby Corse House, see NJ50NW 62.00.
(NJ 5487 0739) Corse Castle (NR)
OS 6" map, (1959)
Corse Castle, now a roofless ruin, was built by William Forbes in 1581. Its general form is L-shaped, and the two long faces each measure 36ft. In the middle of the southern face of this L-block is attached a round stair tower and, with another round tower on the NW corner the castle forms an unusual combination of L and Z plans.
W D Simpson 1949.
As described and illustrated by Simpson.
Visited by OS (NKB) 24 September 1968.
(GRC/AAS photographs and newspaper reference cited).
NMRS, MS/712/49.
NJ50NW 2 54867 07393
For nearby Corse House, see NJ50NW 62.00.
(NJ 5487 0739) Corse Castle (NR)
OS 6" map, (1959)
Corse Castle, now a roofless ruin, was built by William Forbes in 1581. Its general form is L-shaped, and the two long faces each measure 36ft. In the middle of the southern face of this L-block is attached a round stair tower and, with another round tower on the NW corner the castle forms an unusual combination of L and Z plans.
W D Simpson 1949.
As described and illustrated by Simpson.
Visited by OS (NKB) 24 September 1968.
(GRC/AAS photographs and newspaper reference cited).
NMRS, MS/712/49.