Harviestoun Castle

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Harviestoun Castle was a mansion near the Scottish town of Tillicoultry in the Council Area of Clackmannanshire . The building originally dates from the 18th century and was expanded for the first time in 1804, including two one-story wings. Further expansion was carried out in the 1860s with the addition of a library and a porch. In 1865 a fire destroyed Harviestoun Castle and the ruins were demolished in 1970. The main building was last three-story with windows on five vertical axes and closed with turrets on the edges. The lower wings were also provided with turrets. Individual parts of the building showed elements of the Tudor style . Today only a few outbuildings remain, of which both the farm and the stables are listed as individual structures in the Scottish monument lists in category B.

Harviestoun Castle Home Farm

Harviestoun Castle ( location ) farm was built around 1820 or 1830 and later expanded. The extensive complex consists of several buildings, which were initially built as a single storey, but were later partially increased by one storey. The stables are constructed symmetrically. The gable of the gable roofs are made as a stepped gable and an octagon rises in the middle . Near both ends of the building there are diagonally identical farmhouses with Tudor-style motifs and topped off with pyramid roofs .

Harviestoun Castle Stables

The stables at Harviestoun Castle ( location ) date from the late 18th century. The symmetrically constructed two-storey building consists of ashlar and has a total of 13 windows. The central part of the building with three windows protrudes a little; likewise the two outer ends with two windows each.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on Harviestoun Castle  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  2. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 56 ° 9 ′ 38.5 "  N , 3 ° 43 ′ 4"  W.