Monument record MHG2608 - Old Castle of Kilwhinan, Fort Augustus

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Grid reference Centred NH 3823 0907 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH30NE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish BOLESKINE AND ABERTARFF
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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A ruined building with a tower at the west end, surrounded on the west, north and east sides by a wide entrenchment cut into the escarpment is named "Old Castle of Kilwhinan." (J Dumaresq and J Bastide 1718) There is a tradition that there was a Cromwellian fort at Kilcumein.
O Blundell 1921; J Dumaresq and J Bastide 1718

No trace of the "Old Castle of Kilwhinan" remains.
Visited by OS (N K B) 28 April 1964

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Dumaresq and Bastide, J and J. 1718. Plan of Barrack at Kilwhiman. plan Z3/8a.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Blundell, O. 1921. 'Kilcumein and Fort Augustus', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 8 1912-18, p.62-87. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 62-87. 64.

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Mar 20 2009 1:43PM

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