Basic Site Details

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
			Addition	Porte cochere scheme - date unclear
	1843			Vestibule, entrance hall, drawing room (within existing house), new tower, new court of kitchen & offices, new garden terrace wall
	1843		Addition	Bridge and new approach
	1964		Demolition

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
	Robert William Billings					Scheme for porte cochere
	Alexander Roos			1843
	James Leslie		C	1843		Bridge and new approach

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Chalmers, Patrick, of Auldbar

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Colvin, H M		Introducing Alexander Roos		Gow, I and Rowan, A (eds): Scottish Country Houses 1600-1914, pp276-284	p280
	Garnier, Richard	2006	Alexander Roos c1810-1881		Georgian Society Journal, vol XV, pp11-68	p59
	Gifford, John	2012	The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee		Yale	p46
	NMRS		NMRS Jubilee: A Guide to the Collections			p6

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	National Library of Scotland	Drawings Collection??		MS 15437
	National Library of Scotland	Manuscript Collection	MS 15436, f.29; 15421
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Drawings Collection		Folio (for Roos and Billings schemes)