Careston Castle
Coordinates: 56°43′30″N 2°45′36″W / 56.725°N 2.75995°W
| Careston Castle | |
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Careston Castle from the south | |
  Careston Castle | |
| Coordinates | 56°43′30″N 2°45′36″W / 56.725°N 2.75995°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 16th century |
Careston Castle, also known as Caraldston Castle,[1] is an L-plan tower house dating from the 16th century,[2] in Careston parish, Angus, Scotland.[1]
History
The names is said to derive from Keraldus, dempster to the Earls of Angus at the start of the 13th century.[2][3]
Nothing remains of an earlier castle.[2] The castle was built about 1582 by Sir Henry Lindsay, who became Earl of Crawford in 1620.[2] It was later owned successively by Sir John Stewart of Grantully, by the Skenes, by a farmer, and by John Adamson, a whaling ship owner from Dundee.[2]
Structure
The L-plan tower originally had three vaulted rooms, linked by a corridor in the first floor, although one room now has had its vault removed.[2] There is a large scale-and-platt stair to the first floor, a turnpike stair in the south west jamb, and a private stair on the north.[2]
Careston Castle is notable for its chimney-pieces.[2] The one in the Hall has an enriched cornice, and an overmantel with the Royal Arms of Scotland.[2] There are fine chimney-pieces also in the dining-room, and the central and east bedrooms on the second floor.[2] Two wings of the building have been demolished.[2]
It is a category A listed building.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Careston Castle". Canmore. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Lindsay, Maurice (1986) The Castles of Scotland. Constable. ISBN 0-09-473430-5 p.46
- ↑ "Land of the Lindsays" (PDF). Land of the Lindsays. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "Careston Castle". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-06-07.