Basic Site Details
| Name: | Towie Barclay Castle |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Castle | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1550 | c. 1580 | Build/construction | |
| c. 1840 | Build/construction | Courtyard steading | |
| 1869 | Farm buildings | ||
| 1873 | Reconstruction | Alterations and partial reconstruction - east gable, upper floor of wing and battlemented parapet with bartizans | |
| c. 1874 | Alterations and additions | Courtyard steading reconstructed in its present form. | |
| 1970s | Restoration | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Conn family | C | c. 1550 | c. 1580 | ||
| John Smith | H | c. 1840 | Courtyard steading - attributed to Smith | ||
| James Forbes Beattie | 1869 | Farm buildings | |||
| James Duncan | A | 1873 | Alterations and partial reconstruction - east gable, upper floor of wing and battlemented parapet with bartizans | ||
| James Duncan | E | c. 1874 | Courtyard steading - reconstructed in its present form. | ||
| John Jeffrey Meldrum | J | 1970s | Restoration | ||
| William George Cowie | D | Late 1970s | Restoration | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | Yale University Press | pp402-4 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Journal | 10 December 1873 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 16405 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | Original Drawings | |