Stobo Castle

Stobo Castle is a castle near the Scottish village of Peebles in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The property is also listed on the Scottish Landscaping Register. Historic Scotland awarded the title “outstanding” in three of the seven categories .

history

In the 12th century, the Stobo lands were owned by churches. With the post-Reformation secularization of ecclesiastical goods, over the centuries they were owned by the Tweedie clan , the Earls of Morton , the Maitland clan and finally, from the early 17th century, the Murray clan .

At the site, around ten kilometers southwest of Peebles, there was previously a tower house called Hill House . With the death of Alexander Murray, 3rd Baronet , his son David inherited the property. Due to his participation in the Jacobite uprisings in 1745 and his exile to France, the claims of the Murrays were forfeited. In 1766, Stobo came into the possession of James Montgomery, 1st Baronet . His descendants held the property until 1901. In the second half of the century, Montgomery developed the surrounding park and possibly also laid the foundation stone for the gardens.

Today's Stobo Castle was built after Hill House was demolished by James Montgomery, 2nd Baronet between 1805 and 1811. The porte-cochère was added in 1849. After the line of the Montgomery Baronets died out in 1902, Stobo Castle was sold to the cricketer Hylton Philipson . The Philipsons, who held the property until 1939, developed the gardens further. The terraced gardens and the Japanese garden were laid out during this period. In 1939 Stobo Castle was sold to Wenefryde Scott, 10th Countess of Dysart . After the castle was rarely inhabited during the war, the countess sold parts of the land. After further sales and parcelling, the Winyard family acquired the castle in 1971. She set up a hotel in Stobo Castle, which still exists today.

Individual evidence

↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .

Web links

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

Internet presence of the property
Entry on Stobo Castle in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database

55.616472222222 -3.3146388888889Coordinates: 55 ° 36'59.3 " N , 3 ° 18'52.7" W.

[1] Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

[hs-2] Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .