Invermay House
Invermay House is a mansion near the Scottish town of Forgandenny in the Council Area Perth and Kinross . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. Invermay House goes back to today's Old House of Invermay . The nearby Tower House is separately protected as a Category A building.
history
The Tower House as the seat of the Belshes probably dates back to the late 16th century. In 1633 and again around the middle of the 18th century the house was redesigned. With the construction of Invermay House around 1770, the old Tower House became obsolete and fell into disrepair. It was described as a ruin in the 1860s before it was finally restored in the first half of the 20th century.
The ground floor of the Invermay House, completed around 1770, was redesigned around 1804 according to plans by Alexander Laing . Around 1904 a wing with a billiard room was added.
description
Invermay House is isolated around three kilometers southwest of Forgandenny near the hamlet of Forteviot . The facades of the three-story house are plastered with Harl , with natural stone details left out. The west-facing main facade of the classical building is five axes wide. The central projection closes with a triangular gable . These include a three-light windows and segmentbogig out kicking Doric entrance. The building closes with a platform roof .
The Old House of Invermayay stands a short distance north of the mansion on the Water of May . It is a two-story tower house with an L-shaped floor plan. Its masonry is made of quarry stone . A stair tower juts out on the upper floor. Old House of Invermay has been redesigned over the centuries. In particular, it is not certain that no architectural changes were made in the course of the restoration. The gables are designed as a stepped gable .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Old House of Invermay in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Invermay House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 19 ′ 40.4 " N , 3 ° 31 ′ 14.2" W.
