Pitcaple Castle

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Pitcaple Castle is a manor house near the Scottish village of Pitcaple in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

In 1457 the Leslie clan received the Pitcaple lands. In the later 15th century, possibly around 1470, the clan built a tower house there , which forms the nucleus of today's manor house. In 1562 Queen Maria Stuart stayed at Pitcaple Castle. In the early 17th century, corner tours were added. The Marquess of Huntly established his headquarters in Pitcaple Castle in 1639. The future King Charles II stayed in the Tower House in 1644. The present mansion was built after a substantial expansion of the Tower House in 1830. The Scottish architect William Burn was responsible for the design . In the course of the work, changes were also made to the Tower House. Duncan MacMillan was entrusted with the additions from 1870 .

description

Pitcaple Castle is isolated around 600 m northeast of Pitcaple between the A96 and the River Urie . The original four-story Tower House was given a Z-shaped floor plan through the addition of the five-story corner tourelles. Its entrance was then at the foot of the southwest stair tower. The extension from the 1830s consists of a two-story complex of asymmetrical construction. In the course of the work, the openings on the first floor of the Tower House were closed and a new entrance area was set up on the new building. When the economic wing was added in 1870, the hall was also decorated with Corinthian columns made of red granite .

Individual evidence

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

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Coordinates: 57 ° 19 '27 .8 "  N , 2 ° 27' 16.3"  W.