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Bonhard Castle

{{Short description|Tower house in West Lothian, Scotland}}

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File:MacGibbon 1887 Figure 469 Bonhard from the N.E. castellateddomes03macguoft 0561.jpgBonhard Castle was an L-plan tower house, dating from the 16th century, around {{convert|1.5|mi}} south east of Bo'ness, in West Lothian, Scotland.Coventry Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1 899874 10 0}} p84 It was demolished in 1962.{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/49176/details/bonhard+house/|title=Bonhard House|accessdate=2015-01-08}}

Alternative names were Bonhard House, and Polkmyl Tower.

History

The castle was owned by the Cornwalls of Bonhard. It was subdivided into farm-servant's dwellings, and altered internally. After it was burned out in 1959, it was blown up in 1962.

Structure

The tower, which stood in a commanding position, had three storeys and a garret, with a semi-octagonal stair tower in the re-entrant angle. The original doorway was at the foot of the stair tower.

There was a kitchen in the unvaulted basement, while the hall was on the first floor; there was 17th-century plasterwork on that floor.

The site is now occupied by a new house.

References

External links

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  • [https://falkirklocalhistory.club/around-and-about-the-area-2/houses-and-estates/bonhard-house/ 'Bonhard House', Geoff Bailey, Falkirk History Society]

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Category:Castles in West Lothian