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Aldourie Castle
Dores
Inverness-shire
A Listed
Scotland

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Aldourie HouseYes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
CastleNot Known

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
Build/construction16LOriginal house
Alterations and additions17E
Alterations and additions1838NW drawing room built
Alterations and additions1851First remodelling, eastern tower addition, circular stair in the eastern re-entrant angle of the drawing room heightened to a Midmar-like form with a crenallted parapet.
Proposed1861Scheme for remodelling the west end of the house, alternatice proposals for the entrance tower on the south front, the Midmar-like tower to be remodelled to a Castle Fraser like form or given a candelsnuffer roof. Scheme not carried out.
Proposed1861/05Scheme for remodelling and extending the west end of the house, circular tower remodelled to Castle Fraser form as in one of the Peddie & Kinnear schemes, scheme for reconstructing the 1838 drawing room, canted bay almost identical to Peddie & Kinnear proposal. Scheme not carried out.
Alterations and additions1863cWest end of house reconstructed using Bryce\'s proposal for an L-plan drawings room, but with completely different elevations. No drawings, but detials consistent with Mathews & Lawrie\'s work and quite unlike either Bryce or Kinnear\'s.
1902New dining room and scullery wing added
1905/03/14New entrance lodge

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
James MatthewsA1851First remodelling, eastern tower addition, circular stair in the eastern re-entrant angle of the drawing room heightened to a Midmar-like form with a crenallted parapet.
Mackenzie & MatthewsA1851First remodelling, eastern tower addition, circular stair in the eastern re-entrant angle of the drawing room heightened to a Midmar-like form with a crenallted parapet.
Thomas MackenzieA1851First remodelling, eastern tower addition, circular stair in the eastern re-entrant angle of the drawing room heightened to a Midmar-like form with a crenallted parapet.
Charles George Hood KinnearBArchitect1861Scheme for remodelling the west end of the house, alternatice proposals for the entrance tower on the south front, the Midmar-like tower to be remodelled to a Castle Fraser like form or given a candelsnuffer roof.
John Dick PeddieBArchitect1861Scheme for remodelling the west end of the house, alternatice proposals for the entrance tower on the south front, the Midmar-like tower to be remodelled to a Castle Fraser like form or given a candelsnuffer roof.
Peddie & KinnearBArchitectural practice1861Scheme for remodelling the west end of the house, alternatice proposals for the entrance tower on the south front, the Midmar-like tower to be remodelled to a Castle Fraser like form or given a candelsnuffer roof.
David BryceDArchitectural Department (New Towns etc)1861/05Scheme for remodelling and extending the west end of the house, circular tower remodelled to Castel fraser form as in one of the Peddie & Kinnear schemes, scheme for reconstructing the 1838 drawing room, canted bay almost identical to Peddie & Kinnear proposal.
James MatthewsDArchitect1863CWest end of house reconstructed using Bryce\'s proposal for an L-plan drawings room, but with completely different elevations. No drawings, but detials consistent with Mathews & Lawrie\'s work and quite unlike either Bryce or Kinnear\'s.
Matthews & LawrieDArchitectural practice1863CWest end of house reconstructed using Bryce\'s proposal for an L-plan drawings room, but with completely different elevations. No drawings, but details consistent with Mathews & Lawrie\'s work and quite unlike either Bryce or Kinnear\'s.
William LawrieDArchitect1863CWest end of house reconstructed using Bryce\'s proposal for an L-plan drawings room, but with completely different elevations. No drawings, but detials consistent with Mathews & Lawrie\'s work and quite unlike either Bryce or Kinnear\'s.
(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer1902New dining room and scullery wing added
Cameron & BurnettB1905New entrance lodge
James Russell BurnettB1905New entrance lodge

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Fraser-Tytler, A

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory1868Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' DirectoryLondon, WymanEntry for James Matthews
Gifford, John1992Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland)Penguin Booksp144
Historic Scotland Lists
Miers, Mary2011Aldourie Castle - A Highland FairytaleCountry Life, 26 January 2011
New Statistical Account of ScotlandNew Statistical Account of Scotlandxiv (1841), p373
Savage, Peter1980Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft DesignersEdinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005)p173

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Inverness Courier1905/03/14*

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
In possession of Roger TempestUndated drawings
Courtesy of Mary Miers (based partly on study by Lucy Denton)Information sent to Professor David WalkerSent 2010
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register535