Site type CASTLE
Canmore ID 45378
Site Number NS69SE 11
NGR NS 6509 9466
Council STIRLING
Parish KIPPEN
Former Region CENTRAL
Former District STIRLING
Former County STIRLINGSHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NS69SE 11 6509 9466.

"At one time a castle stood midway in the Burn Loan, on the south side, about 30 yds from the roadway, in the upper part of the village of Kippen, which is known as Castlehill."
W Chrystal 1903

Burn Loan is a narrow side lane leading south off the main road through Kippen at NS 6506 9472. From Chrystal's description the castle would appear to have stood within the area centred on NS 6509 9466. No further information.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 September 1968

NSc.650 946 A castle is alleged to have stood in the upper part of the village of Kippen.
RCAHMS 1979, visited July 1978
W Wilson 1884

Chrystal, W (1903) The kingdom of Kippen: its history and traditions, Stirling
Page(s): 20-1 Held at RCAHMS D.2.22.KIP

RCAHMS (1979b) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Stirling District, Central Region, The archaeological sites and monuments of Scotland series no 7 Edinburgh
Page(s): 38, No.351 Held at RCAHMS A.1.2.ARC(7)

Wilson, W (1884) History and traditions of the parish of Kippen, {Stirling}
Page(s): 5 Held at RCAHMS D.2.22.KIP.R