Alternative Names Bog Castle; Bogue Castle; Mountblairy
Site type CASTLE
Canmore ID 18410
Site Number NJ65SE 24
NGR NJ 6941 5464
Council ABERDEENSHIRE
Parish ALVAH
Former Region GRAMPIAN
Former District BANFF AND BUCHAN
Former County BANFFSHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NJ65SE 24 6941 5464

(NJ 6941 5464) Balravie Castle (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map, Banffshire, 2nd ed., (1928)

Traditionally said to have been built by one of the Stewarts, Earls of Buchan, but Todd (NSA 1845) could not discover by which. The ruins have been levelled and the swamp on which it stood has now been cultivated.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845.

No remains or traces of any part of the building or ditches now remain, but the name is still preserved.
Name Book 1867.

No further information, Name Book (1867) confirmed.
Visited by OS (WDJ), 17 September 1964.

Bogdan and Bryce, N and I B D (1991) 'Castles, manors and 'town houses' survey', Discovery Excav Scot
Page(s): 25

Coventry, M (2001) The castles of Scotland Musselburgh
Page(s): 75 Held at RCAHMS F.5.2.COV

NSA (1834-1845) The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy, 15v Edinburgh
Page(s): Vol. 13, (Banff), 162 Held at RCAHMS B.2.2.STA