Basic Site Details

Name: Beaufort Castle
Town, district or village: Beauly
City or county: Inverness-shire
Country: Scotland
Parish: Kiltarlity & Convinth
Status: A Listed
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Country House  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31880  Work begun 1880 and continued
Item 2 of 318831887 Completion of building
Item 3 of 31938  Rebuilding after fire with reductions, alterations and additions

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 8Charles ReidArchitectB18801883Work begun 1880 and continued (including chapel)
Item 2 of 8James Maitland WardropArchitectB18801882Work begun 1880 and continued (including chapel)
Item 3 of 8Wardrop & ReidArchitectural practiceB18801883Work begun 1880 and continued (including chapel)
Item 4 of 8(Sir) Robert Rowand AndersonArchitectA18831887Completion of building following merging of practice with Wardrop & Reid
Item 5 of 8George Washington BrowneArchitectA18831887Completion of building following merging of practice with Wardrop & Reid
Item 6 of 8Hew Maitland Wardrop (later Hew Montgomerie Wardrop)ArchitectA18831887Completion of building
Item 7 of 8Wardrop, Anderson & BrowneArchitectural practiceA18831885Completion of building
Item 8 of 8Reginald Francis Joseph FairlieArchitect 1938 Rebuilding after fire with reductions, alterations and additions

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Fraser, Simon - 15th Lord LovatClient for 1883-7 work
Item 2 of 2Fraser, Simon - 17th Lord LovatClient for 1938 work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Dixon, Roger and Muthesius, Stefan1978Victorian Architecture London: Thames & Hudsonp269
Item 2 of 3Gifford, John1992Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) Penguin Booksp148-9
Item 3 of 3Nuttgens, Patrick1959Reginald Fairlie 1883-1952: A Scottish Architect Edinburgh: Oliver & Boydp52

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Architect and Building News1938Jan-Jun p178

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register8068