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Drumsuie

Tower House (Medieval)

Site Name Drumsuie

Classification Tower House (Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Drumsoy Castle; Drongan, East Drumsuie

Canmore ID 42671

Site Number NS41NW 9

NGR NS 44290 17885

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council South Ayrshire
  • Parish Coylton (South Ayrshire)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Kyle And Carrick
  • Former County Ayrshire

Archaeology Notes

NS41NW 9 4429 1788.

Drumsuie, or Drumsoy as it was called formerly, was originally part of the barony of Sundrum. During the 16th century it became an important estate in its own right. A mound on which Drumsoy Castle stood is still clearly visible. A cottage now occupies the site of the castle and the cobbles fronting it are said to be those which formed the floor of the medieval castle dungeons. The remaining walls of the old tower were dismantled early in the 19th century and the stones removed.

The first proprietor of Drumsuie seems to have been William Craufurd, first mentioned in a writ under the Great Seal in 1567. (East Drumsuie: NS 443 177; West Drumsuie: NS 439 174).

J Retter 1978

NS 4429 1787. The only cottage on the Drumsuie estate stands on the edge of a steep slope which was formerly the south bank of Water of Coyle. The mound cannot be identified and there are no obvious remains of the castle.

Visited by OS (MJF) 15 October 1980

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Field Visit (April 1985)

Drumsuie NS 4429 1788 NS41NW 9

A cottage, situated on the edge of a river terrace 200m SSW of Drongan School, now occupies the site of a tower-house of probable 16th-century date. Although the tower was demolished during the early 19th century, and the stone largely carried away, some rubble remains, together with several fragments of dressed stone, to indicate its approximate position. On the S side of the cottage a cobbled surface (recently flagged) may have formed part of its courtyard; a stone causeway (12.5m long and 2.9m broad) at the foot of the terrace on the N may also be associated. Drumsuie was formerly part of the barony of Sundrum; in 1567 it was the property of William Crawford.

RCAHMS 1985, visited (IMS) April 1985.

(NSA, v, Ayr, 654; Retter 1978, 73).

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