Corse Castle

Corse Castle is a ruined 16th century tower house overlooking the glen of the Corse Burn, and can be accessed via a stile and crossing uneven ground. It was a Forbes property from the 15th century, but the castle itself postdates this by some time. It probably has several build phases, one of which is recorded by the 1581 datestone, but became of secondary importance after the family acquired Craigievar, which they completed the building of.

The tower is L-shaped on plan, with an additional round tower on the north-west corner, and a smaller round tower midway along the south wall containing the winding staircase; the entrance was in the angle of the building, and presumably approach was through a courtyard of sorts. The wall of the corner tower is notably thinner than any other part and is therefore likely to be later in date. It appears to have been abandoned by the mid 18th century.

HES Canmore database entry