Bavelaw Castle
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| Coordinates | 55°51′04″N 3°19′54″W / 55.8510715°N 3.3315396°W |
Bavelaw Castle is a
Category A listed building in 1971.[1]
History
An early structure on the site was owned by the Braids, then by the Fairlies, but passed to the
James VI to Laurence Scott of Harperrig in 1628, a 16th-century L-plan tower house had been built by Walter Dundas. Both Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI both stayed at Bavelaw, reputedly using it as a hunting lodge.[3]
Scott enlarged the tower house after his acquisition, possibly adding a small wing at the south-east angle. Bavelaw fell into a ruinous state,[Sir Robert Lorimer,[4] linking the outbuildings to the main building, adding bigger windows and a turret to make the attic larger, and converting the basement.[5] The building was further altered in 1938 by the architectural firm Dick Peddie & McKay.[1]
Description
The
harled rubble walls of the tower are three storeys tall, not including the attic. A circular tower extends from the north-eastern corner of the main block and a small one-storey wing of a later date projects from the south-east. The ground-floor rooms of the tower are vaulted and that of the northern chamber is lower than the other one, which may indicate the nucleus of the original structure. The difference in height is repeated on the floors above and the northern first-floor chamber known as Queen Mary's Room.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Bavelaw Castle with Stables and Outbuildings, Gatepiers and Boundary Wall (LB26701)". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Castles of the Clans; Coventry
- ^ a b "Bavelaw Castle, Outbuildings and Stables | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Robert Stodart Lorimer". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Bavelaw Castle from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 28 June 2021.