Kilmahew Castle
Location type
Name and dates
Kilmahew CastleOpened on the Tourist - Castles and big houses.
Description
This is a ruined freestanding four storey castle tower of the 16th century associated with the Napiers. It is located in the north of the remaining forested portion of the former Kilmahew estate.
The southern elevation has superior dressed stone and is pierced by a number of blocked gothic windows.
Abandoned in the early 1800s, with the end of the Napier line, and replaced by the new Kilmahew House in 1865.
Tags
Castle ruinedExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
05/06/2020
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