Monument record MHG43784 - Balconie House (site)
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6155 6568 (29m by 36m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Balconie House (NAT). OS 6" map, (1959)
Balconie Castle on site of 1 of castles occupied by Earls of Ross.
N Macrae 1923.
Balconie House is a derelict 4 storey building. There is no trace of a former building to be seen. It is perhaps significant that position is opposite Castlecraig (NH66SW 2) which stands on SE shore of Cromarty Firth and it is believed locally that a castle guarded firth on each side here.
Visited by OS (R D) 5 May 1963.
The 19th-century Balconie House has been demolished.
RCAHMS 1979.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2489 Text/Publication/Volume: MacRae, N. 1923. The romance of a royal burgh: Dingwall's story of a thousand years. xvi.
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 29, No. 249.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Apr 27 2017 9:41AM
