Alternative Names Castle Gloom; Castle Glume; Castle Doom
Site type CASTLE
Canmore ID 48229
Site Number NS99NE 2.00
NGR NS 96128 99300
Council CLACKMANNAN
Parish DOLLAR
Former Region CENTRAL
Former District CLACKMANNAN
Former County CLACKMANNANSHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NS99NE 2.00 96128 99300

(NS 9613 9927) Castle Campbell (NR) (Remains of)
OS 6" map, (1948).

NS99NE 2.01 NS c. 96130 99266 Garden

See attached pamphlet.
S Cruden 1953.

The remains of Castle Campbell, maintained by the MoW., are in a good state of preservation.
Visited by OS (JLD), 15 May 1953.

Notes and Activities

3 March 2010 to 30 September 2010

WATCHING BRIEF

Notes NS 961 992 A programme of monitoring and recording was carried out, 3 March–30 September 2010, during remedial works on the interior of the N elevation in the custodian’s apartments. This recording formed part of ongoing remedial works to weatherproof the existing wall-head and roof structures. The level of recording was directed by Historic Scotland’s programme of repair and consolidation, and was intended to augment existing survey records.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Historic Scotland
Paul Fox, J Godbert and David Murray – Kirkdale Archaeology

Further details

16 April 2010 to 21 April 2010

WATCHING BRIEF

Notes NS 9610 9928 A watching brief was carried out, 16–21 April 2010, during the excavation of two trenches to locate a blockage in a drainpipe in the NW corner of the courtyard. Trench 1 was dug through the N doorway in the W courtyard wall but failed to locate the drainpipe. Trench 2 located the drainpipe and its associated soakaway in the corner of the courtyard. The blockage was removed and the trenches were planned, photographed and their contents recorded.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Historic Scotland
David Murray – Kirkdale Archaeology

Further details

20 April 2010

WATCHING BRIEF

Notes NS 961 993 Two small trenches were excavated on 20 April 2010 to allow the installation of an information sign and the construction of a supporting bank behind it. The trenches were located to the E of the approach road and to the N of the castle. There were no finds or features of archaeological significance.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Historic Scotland
David Murray – Kirkdale Archaeology

Further details

Books and References

Anon (1838) Guide pittoresque du voyageur en Ecosse: orne de 120 vues, representant les principaux edifices, les curiosites naturelles, les chateaux reamrquables, et tous les lieux cites par Walter Scott..., In French Paris
Page(s): 66 Held at RCAHMS D.20.GUI.R

Breeze, D J (2002) People and places: the men, women and places that made Scottish history, Edinburgh
Page(s): 46-7 Held at RCAHMS C.3.5.BRE

Cruden, S (1953a) Castle Campbell, (8th printing, 1984) Edinburgh
Held at RCAHMS D.2.13.CAM.P

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