Basic Site Details

Name: House of Nairne
City or county: Perthshire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 2c. 1709c. 1712Build/construction 
Item 2 of 21760 Destruction/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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 3(Sir) William Bruce  Ac. 1709c. 1712Extent of Bruce's responsibility for the building is uncertain.
Item 2 of 3Alexander McGill Bc. 1709 Consulted on the design after the death of Bruce.
Item 3 of 3John Erskine, 6th or 22nd Earl of Mar Cc. 1709 Consulted on design

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Nairn, 2nd Lord 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Atholl, (John), 7th Duke of1908The Chronicles of Atholl and Tullibardine Privately publishedvolume ii, p109
Item 2 of 3Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 
Item 3 of 3Dunbar, J G1970Sir William Bruce exhibition catalogue  p20

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Gifts and depositsGD 112/40/7 
Item 2 of 2National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)Gifts and depositsGD 124/15/788