Basic Site Details

Name: Belmont Castle
Town, district or village: Meigle
City or county: Perthshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Reconstruction and extension of late-18th-century castellated house after fire; interior fitted out with French boiseries by decorators from Paris; new stable court built.

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21886  Reconstruction and extension of late-18th-century castellated house after fire; interior fitted out with French boiseries by decorators from Paris; new stable court built
Item 2 of 21931  Conversion to Eventide Home

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 5Baird & Thomson A1886 Reconstruction and extension of late-18th-century castellated house after fire; interior fitted out with French boiseries by decorators from Paris; new stable court built
Item 2 of 5James Thomson A1886 Reconstruction and extension of late-18th-century castellated house after fire; interior fitted out with French boiseries by decorators from Paris; new stable court built
Item 3 of 5Allan & Friskin B1931 Conversion to Eventide Home
Item 4 of 5William Allan B1931 Conversion to Eventide Home
Item 5 of 5William Wallace Friskin B1931 Conversion to Eventide Home

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Campbell Bannerman, Sir H 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Gifford, John2007The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross Yale University Pressp193

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2The Bailie18 June 1890   
Item 2 of 2The Bailie20 January 1897   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register18332 
Item 2 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register18333Stables