Basic Site Details Name: | Castleroy | Town, district or village: | Broughty Ferry | City or county: | Dundee | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Lodge is still extant | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Birchwood Roy | Yes | It is unclear whether this is an alternative name for Castleroy, or for another building nearby; the extant Lodge is now the lodge to Birchwood Roy |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Hill Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1867 | | Build/construction | Built for the Gilroys of Tay Works | | 1887 | | | Lodge | | 1955 | | Destruction/demolition | In the year before its demolition, photographic records were made for the SNBR by D M Walker and by the College of Art photographer. RCAHMS (1992). Dundee on Record, p40 |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Gilroy, George | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RCAHMS | 1992 | Dundee on Record | | RCAHMS | Photograph of mirror-backed side table on west wall of Dining Room taken by D M Walker (1954) p40 View of staircase hall taken by D M Walker (1954) p40 Design for Castleroy by Andrew Heiton, longitudinal section (1867) p40 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 15 August 1890 | | | p234 | | Dundee Advertiser | 5 March 1894 | | | Obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25838 | Lodge | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | NMRS, AND/42/17-19 |
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