Basic Site Details Name: | Blair Castle | Town, district or village: | Blair Atholl | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | Blair Atholl | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Castle | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1736 | | Plans drawn up | Plans for enlargement drawn up but not executed. | | 1742 | | Plans drawn up | Plans for coach-house and stable | | 1743 | 1744 | Build/construction | Stable block | | 1746 | | Plans drawn up | Plans for addition of single storey entrance lobby. Not executed. | | 1747 | 1758 | Alterations and additions | Alterations to exterior of castle (destroyed by Bryce additions). Not responsible for interior. | | 1749 | | Build/construction | Completion of work begun by Roger Morris | | Before 1774 | | Alterations and additions | Various subsidiary buildings - lodges and greenhouses etc | | 1865 | | | Bryce's involvement began | | March 1868 | | | Bryce's gate piers and lodge | | 1870 | 1872 | | Restoration, new entrance tower | | March 1876 | | | Plans for new ballroom | | 1880 | | | Alterations - kitchen, new chimney | | 1885 | 1886 | | Addition to centre of south wing | | 21 February 1885 | | | Additions and alterations including new ballroom wing and new bedroom - drawings dated | | April 1903 | | | Drawings for alterations dated | | 1904 | 1905 | | Roofing of well house court and charter room | | 1905 | | | Addition to south wing | | 1907 | 1908 | | Proposed addition to library | | 1908 | | | New porch to wing; armoury | | 1920 | | | Alterations and proposed memorial to Scots Guards; garden work | | 1998 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations to S wing, E side |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Atholl, 4th Duke of | Client for George Steuart work | | Atholl, 7th Duke of | | | Atholl, 8th Duke of | 1920 alterations, garden work |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Atholl, (John), 7th Duke of | 1908 | The Chronicles of Atholl and Tullibardine | | Privately published | | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gifford, John | 2007 | The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross | | Yale University Press | pp213-215 | | Oswald, Arthur | | Blair Castle, Perthshire I, II, II | CVI 1362, 1434, 1506 | Country Life CVI 1362, 1434, 1506 | | | RSA | 1870 | | | | 259 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architectural Heritage | 2001 | XII | | Article by Holly Kinnear. | | Builder | 27 May 1876 | XXXIV | | Obituary of David Bryce |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Blair Castle Archives | Estate Account Books | | | | Blair Castle Archives | Letter books of John Robertson, Factor | | | | Charter Room, Blair Castle Archives | Drawings and Manuscripts Collection | | Ballroom wing and additions, library addition, bedroom kitchen etc and others. Roger Morris drawings. Charles Ross additions D.2.13 (38)
Also drawings by George Steuart for subsidary buildings.
Set of drawings marked 'By Mr Winter 1743' for remodelling the castle. | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 6074 | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 6064 | Front Lodge (also A Listed) | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR B/13 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Photographic Archive | | PTD 127/73 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Notman Collection Drawings | | Roll 13 c (Drawings by Elliot and Notman), 56b (plan of ground and first floors of wing) |
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