Alternative Names Castletown; Ballindalloch Estate; Ballindalloch Castle Policies
Site type CASTLE
Canmore ID 16009
Site Number NJ13NE 6
NGR NJ 1802 3502
Council MORAY
Parish INVERAVON
Former Region GRAMPIAN
Former District MORAY
Former County BANFFSHIRE

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Accessing Scotland's Past

A nineteenth-century source recorded that foundations of a castle were found during building work about 400m from the west bank of the River Avon, when farm buildings were being constructed.

No trace of any buildings can be seen today, and there is no local knowledge of any structures here. The buildings on the site are called Castletown, but this is apparently the only surviving evidence that such a structure once stood here.

It was recorded that the current estate of Ballindalloch was once divided into two, and that this castle was the seat of the laird of the portion on the west side of the Avon.


Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project at http://www.accessingscotlandspast.org.uk

Archaeological Notes

NJ13NE 6 1802 3502.

For Ballindalloch Castle (NJ 1785 3654) and associated buildings, see NJ13NE 4.00.

(NJ 1802 3502) Tullochcarron Castle (NR). (Site of)
OS 6" map, Banffshire, 2nd ed., (1905)

The Ballindalloch estate was at one time divided into two and the laird of the portion on the left bank of the Avon had his castle here; old foundations were found during the building of Castletown. (Name Book 1869)
The name is apparently unexplained and no other evidence can be found.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Name Book 1869.

No trace and no local information.
Visited by OS (N K B) 12 July 1967.

Notes and Activities

Bogdan and Bryce, N and I B D (1991) 'Castles, manors and 'town houses' survey', Discovery Excav Scot
Page(s): 36

Ordnance Survey (Name Book) Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey
Page(s): Book No. 17, 76 Held at RCAHMS Ref

Scottish Castle Survey (1988) 'A directory of the owners and occupiers of the castles, manors and 'town houses' {c.1050-c.1707} of Scotland: Grampian Region', Aberdeen
Page(s): 59, no.129/8 Held at RCAHMS B.2.1.CAS