Craigton
Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Craigton
Classification Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 24318
Site Number NN60NE 1
NGR NN 6800 0542
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/24318
- Council Stirling
- Parish Kilmadock
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Perthshire
NN60NE 1 6800 0542.
(NN 6800 0542) Castle (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map, (1958).
"It is the prevailing opinion in the neighbourhood that a Castle stood at this place, but there are no vestiges of the foundations or any tradition in the parish connected with it. The house at Craigton (NN 6800 0548 - OS 25" map, Perthshire, 1863) the only one now standing of a number once there, must have been built of the stones, some of which are chiselled in a superior manner ..."
(Name Book 1863).
No trace of a castle could be seen but there is a slight scatter of building material at the site. The buildings of the depopulated farmstead of Craigton are now reduced to turf-covered footings c.0.5m high.
Visited by OS (RD) 17 October 1968.
Field Visit (8 May 1992)
There is no trace of a castle at this site. The abandoned farmstead of Craigton is described under NN60NE 42.
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 8 May 1992.