Basic Site Details
| Name: | Airth House |
| Town, district or village: | Airth |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Falkirk |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Cost £9510; final instalment of £2680 never paid. Papers relating to settlement after Stirling's death. Colvin seesm to suggest that Hamilton's castellated scheme was carried out but other sources do not concur. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Airth Castle | Yes | |
| Airth Castle Hotel | Yes | |
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 | |
| 1500s | 1600s | ||
| c. 1720 | Plans drawn up | Not executed | |
| 1806 | Build/construction | Scheme for remodelling - not carried out (similar to the castellated scheme at Monzie by John Paterson). DMW gives date of 1803-5 for David Hamilton work. | |
| 1807 | 1809 | Remodelling executed to different design | |
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. 1720 | Designs drawn up - not executed | ||
| David Hamilton | 1807 | Made designs for new scheme of remodelling - north west front. Different scheme executed by William Stirling. DMW gives date of 1803-5 for David Hamilton work. | |||
| William Stirling I | 1807 | 1809 | Executed David Hamilton's scheme | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Stirling, Thomas Graham | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Adam, William | 1820 | Vitruvius Scoticus | Plates 64-65 | ||
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| Neale, J P | 1825 | Seats | 2nd series | iii | |
| RCAHMS | Inventory of Stirlingshire | 230-6 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Airth muniments, National Library of Scotland | Practice Accounts notebook of the Stirlings, 1801-17 | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 2102 | AIRTH CASTLE |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Dunblane Sheriff Court Books | Papers relating to settlement after Stirling's death | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Inventory of William Stirling | ||
| National Library of Scotland | Airth muniments | ||