Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Buchanan House
	Castle House

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Castle

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	c. 1741(?)		Plans drawn up	Unexecuted.
	1751		Alterations and additions	Alterations to house and gardens
	1789		Addition	House enlarged
	1837			Unexecuted plans for transformation of existing house into Italianate palazzo
	1851	1852		New houses designed
	1854	1858		New house built
	Before 1929			Estate work
	1954		Design exhibited	Gutted

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.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	William Adam		A	c. 1741
	John Adam		D	1751		Alterations to house and gardens
	James Playfair		C	1789		House enlarged
	(Sir) Charles Barry			1837		Drew up plans for transforming existing house into Italianate palazzo - not executed
	William Burn		B	1854	1858	New house.
	Charles Henry Greig			Before 1929		Estate work

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Graham, Lord, afterwards 3rd Duke of Montrose	Client for Playfair work
	Montrose, 1st Duke of	Client for William Adam scheme for Buchanan House
	Montrose, 2nd Duke of	Client for John Adam work
	Montrose, 4th Duke of	Client for William Burn house
	Montrose, Duke of	for pre-1929 estate work

Related Buildings, Structures and Designs

Child Structures

This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details):
	Building Name	Notes
	High Mains, Buchanan Castle Grounds

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Adam, William	1820	Vitruvius Scoticus			Plates 135-6
	Blisset, David		Veneerer-in-chief to the Nobility: Sir Charles Barry's Country Houses		Airs, M (ed): The Victorian Great House	p61
	Colvin, Howard	2008	A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840		London: YUP. 4th edition
	Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil	2002	Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland)		New Haven and London: Yale University Press	p290
	Girouard, Mark	1979	The Victorian Country House			p23
	Neale	1818	Views of Seats		1st series	Volume 1
	Scots Peerage		Scots Peerage			Volume vi, 268

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Garden History	2014	42.1		Bradney, Jane (2014) 'The Gardens of Sir Charles Barry' pp49, 52-53
	RIBA Journal	23 February 1929		London: Royal Institute of British Architects	Obituary of Charles Henry Greig
	RIBA Transactions	1870			p125-128. List of works by Burn, compiled by T L Donaldson.

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)	Gifts and deposits	GD 200/6/33	Also GD 220/6 volume 4 - which indicates that Adam was paid £315 for 'plan and estimate for the intended buildings at Buchanan A 1741'. Also GD 220/6, volume 106. account to John Adam for drawing plans etc.
	National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)	Gifts and deposits	GD 248/588	Letter to the Earl of Findlater
	National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)	Register House Plans	RHP 6150	'General Plan of the House, Gardens and Parks at Buchanan as proposed for His Grace the Duke of Montrose' signed 'William Adam 1745'.
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Drawings Collection