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Basic Site Details
Name
Carbet Castle
Town, District or Village
Broughty Ferry
Parish
City or County
Dundee
Status
Demolished
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Only gatehouse survives - C Listed
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Castle
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
1-7 Camphill Road
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1866
Reconstruction and additions
Alterations and additions
1871
Ceilings painted by the French artist Charles Frechou
1874
Further work and lodge
Destruction/demolition
1984
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Charles Edward
A
1866
Reconstruction and additions - probably the west wing
Edward & Robertson
A
1866
Reconstruction and additions - probably the west wing
Thomas Saunders Robertson
A
1866
Reconstruction and additions - probably the west wing
Charles Edward
B
1874
Further work and lodge
Edward & Robertson
B
1874
Further work and lodge
Thomas Saunders Robertson
B
1874
Further work and lodge
Andrew Heiton (junior)
Unspecified work at unknown date (according to W T Johnston)
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Grimond, Joseph
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Gifford, John
2012
The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee
Yale
p399
Gow, Ian
2006
Scotland's Lost Houses
London: Aurum Press
pp 172-9
Johnston, W T
2003
Artists of Scotland
Officina Publications CDROM
McKean, Charles and Whatley, Patricia
2008
Lost Dundee: Dundee\'s lost architectural heritage
Birlinn, Edinburgh
p130 - illustrated
RCAHMS
1992
Dundee on Record
RCAHMS
View of NE corner of Dining Room by DM Walker (1953) p41Lithograph of house by DM Walker (1958) p41View of Dining Room from NW (1984) p42View of vestibule ceiling (1984) p42
RSA
1867
88
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
arc ref classic
Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Drawings Collection
AB+ND/49/1, 2
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
25779
Lodge
Dundee Planning Department
Broughty Ferry Approved Duplicate Plans
For 1874 work
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
25778
Gates
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