Stirling Town Wall, Barrasyett
Gateway (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Stirling Town Wall, Barrasyett
Classification Gateway (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 46214
Site Number NS79SE 35.02
NGR NS 79664 93218
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Stirling
- Parish Stirling
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS79SE 35.2 79664 93218.
(NS 7966 9321) Barrasyett (NR) (Site of)
OS 25" map (1966)
There are no visible remains of the Barras-Yett (or Gate) as the structure was demolished in 1770. The site has been marked on the roadway at the junction of Dumbarton Road, Port Street, and Upper Craigs. Ronald states that the original Barrasyett, first mentioned in 1522, was succeeded by a fortified gate, erected in the infancy of Queen Mary. From a plan of 1741 it appears to have been a building about 120' by 20', with a 10' or 12' wide archway, which was defended by a portcullis.
RCAHMS 1963, visited 1955; J Ronald 1899