Basic Site Details Name: | Inverquharity Castle | City or county: | Angus | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Ruined jamb of 15th century tower repaired much as it would have been in the 17th century | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1878 | | | Scheme for new house - incorporating existing tower house (alternative to rebuilding Kinnordy House, not executed) | | 1972 | 1973 | Restoration | Restoration of tower house, including reinstatment of E wing | | Before 1981 | | Won award or awards | EAHY award for restoration |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Charles Reid | | A | 1878 | | Scheme for new house incorporating existing tower house (alternative to rebuilding Kinnordy House, not executed) | | James Maitland Wardrop | | A | 1878 | | Scheme for new house incorporating existing tower house (alternative to rebuilding Kinnordy House, not executed) | | Wardrop & Reid | | A | 1878 | | Scheme for new house incorporating existing tower house (alternative to rebuilding Kinnordy House, not executed) | | Cunningham Jack Fisher Purdom | | A | 1972 | 1973 | Restoration of tower house, including reinstatment of E wing | | William Murray Jack | | B | 1972 | 1973 | Restoration of tower house, including reinstatment of E wing |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Grant, Mr and Mrs A C | Client for restoration |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Allen, Nic (ed.) | | Scottish Architects in Conservation | | | p29 | | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p543 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIAS Chartered Architect | September 1999 | 10.7 | | Obituary of Bill Jack |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Copy of sketch design |
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