Dunninald Castle

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Dunninald Castle

Dunninald Castle is a mansion near the Scottish town of Montrose in the Council Area Angus . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The entire property is on the Scottish Landscaping Register . The highest rating “outstanding” was given in one of seven categories.

history

The name Dunninald is derived from the Gaelic expressions "Dun" (fortification, castle) and "Ard" (high, towering). He referred to a castle known colloquially as Black Jack Castle on a cliff above the North Sea . The name rubbed off on the property belonging to it and carried over to the mansion built around 1590, which was no longer on the coast, but near the location of today's Dunninald Castle. Patrick Leighton acquired the property in 1617 before it fell to Thomas Allardyce through marriage in 1663 . The foundations for the surrounding park were probably laid as early as the 17th century. In the 1800s the property went to herScotts of Logie who acted as lairds . The merchant, chairman of the East India Company and later politician David Scott bought Dunninald in 1786 after his return from India from his brother Archibald .

David Scott entrusted James Playfair with the design of a new mansion and a planned settlement . Due to Scott's numerous commitments and poor health, as well as Playfair's death in 1794, the plans were not implemented. Only the new manor was built around the turn of the century. After Scott's death in 1805, his son inherited the property. Having inherited another property, he sold Dunninald to real estate speculator Robert Spears . In 1811 Peter Arkley acquired Dunninald. In the same year he commissioned the Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham to design a new mansion. The construction work started in 1819 was completed in 1824. It has remained largely unchanged to this day. John Stansfeld developed the gardens and parks around the turn of the century.

description

Dunninald Castle is around three kilometers south of Montrose near the North Sea coast. The mansions Craig House and Usan House are not far away. The large two-story mansion is designed in the historicizing neo-Tudor Gothic style. It is designed in the style of a fortress with pseudo battlements and a corner tower as well as a stair tower.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b c Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Historical information
  4. ↑ Entry on Dunninald Castle  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

Web links

Commons : Dunninald Castle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 56 ° 40 ′ 45.3 ″  N , 2 ° 29 ′ 7.5 ″  W.