29:
212:
303:
93:
in 1179 and was known as
Edirdovar. The castle was held by Sir John Bysset 1230 and in 1278 by Sir Andrew de Besco. In 1455 the Black Isle was annexed to the Crown.
288:
74:. It is so named from the colour of the stone of which it is built. The castle is now in a state of ruinous disrepair, although it is protected as a
249:
89:
Redcastle was until relatively recently one of the oldest inhabited houses in
Scotland. A castle on this site was first constructed by
112:
masonry which is typically associated with older structures. Additionally, the castle was remodelled in the 19th century by
308:
97:
81:
The structure has an L-shaped floor plan and is approximately three stories. It does not have a roof at this time.
146:
20:
116:. The estate was bought by Colonel H.D. Baillie in 1838 and passed into the ownership of the family of
47:
293:
202:
237:
298:
150:
75:
8:
313:
207:
90:
104:
until 1790. The present building is dated 1641 but incorporates earlier work of
105:
101:
282:
264:
251:
171:
121:
117:
113:
28:
67:
63:
213:
Royal
Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
192:(Northern Counties Printing and Publishing Co, 1904), pages 142-143
71:
145:
109:
120:
of
Dochfour. The castle was requisitioned by the army during
96:
By 1492 the castle and its lands were under the control of
124:
and was finally vacated and part stripped in the 1950s.
304:
Category B listed buildings in
Highland (council area)
151:"REDCASTLE (Category B Listed Building) (LB7975)"
280:
176:Illustrated Guide to Fortrose and Vicinity
289:Ruined castles in Highland (council area)
100:, and they remained in the possession of
27:
16:Ruined castle in Highland, Scotland, UK
281:
170:
234:Unearthing Redcastle’s Hidden History
195:
141:
139:
137:
236:(Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society
19:For places with a similar name, see
178:. Inverness: W. Mackay. p. 56.
13:
134:
14:
325:
98:Kenneth Mackenzie, 7th of Kintail
190:Place-names of Ross and Cromarty
226:
182:
164:
1:
240:) (accessed on 18 March 2010)
147:Historic Environment Scotland
127:
7:
10:
330:
309:Listed castles in Scotland
84:
76:category B listed building
62:, is a medieval castle in
18:
54:), historically known as
38:Location map of Redcastle
265:57.513463°N 4.3657329°W
51:
33:
270:57.513463; -4.3657329
188:William John Watson,
31:
261: /
172:Beaton, Angus John
34:
52:an Caisteal ruadh
321:
276:
275:
273:
272:
271:
266:
262:
259:
258:
257:
254:
241:
230:
224:
223:
221:
219:
199:
193:
186:
180:
179:
168:
162:
161:
159:
157:
143:
91:William the Lion
329:
328:
324:
323:
322:
320:
319:
318:
279:
278:
269:
267:
263:
260:
255:
252:
250:
248:
247:
245:
244:
232:Colin Macleod,
231:
227:
217:
215:
201:
200:
196:
187:
183:
169:
165:
155:
153:
144:
135:
130:
87:
48:Scottish Gaelic
41:
40:
39:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
327:
317:
316:
311:
306:
301:
296:
294:Clan Mackenzie
291:
243:
242:
225:
194:
181:
163:
132:
131:
129:
126:
102:Clan Mackenzie
86:
83:
37:
36:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
326:
315:
312:
310:
307:
305:
302:
300:
297:
295:
292:
290:
287:
286:
284:
277:
274:
239:
235:
229:
214:
210:
209:
204:
198:
191:
185:
177:
173:
167:
152:
148:
142:
140:
138:
133:
125:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
94:
92:
82:
79:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
30:
26:
22:
299:Clan Bissett
246:
233:
228:
216:. Retrieved
206:
197:
189:
184:
175:
166:
154:. Retrieved
122:World War II
114:William Burn
95:
88:
80:
59:
55:
43:
42:
25:
268: /
203:"Redcastle"
118:Lord Burton
70:, northern
314:Black Isle
283:Categories
253:57°30′48″N
128:References
68:Black Isle
64:Killearnan
21:Red Castle
256:4°21′57″W
56:Edirdovar
44:Redcastle
32:Redcastle
238:web-site
218:18 March
174:(1885).
156:25 March
72:Scotland
60:Ederdour
208:CANMORE
85:History
66:on the
110:ashlar
106:rubble
220:2010
158:2019
108:and
58:and
285::
211:.
205:.
149:.
136:^
78:.
50::
222:.
160:.
46:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
