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Basic Site Details
Name
Airlie Castle
Town, District or Village
Airlie
Parish
City or County
Angus
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Castle
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
Build/construction
1790
1794
Five east bays of the East block in courtyard
Build/construction
1813
Stables (and home offices)
Journal reference
1868
Scheme for alterations (?) - not executed
Repair
1956
1957
Alteration/conversion
1960c
Converted to principal residence of the Earl of Airlie
Addition
1968
Gates and ball-finialled gatepiers erected to commemorate the golden wedding anniversary of 12th Earl of Airlie.
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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
Richard Hogg
G
Architect
1790
1794
Five east bays of the East block in courtyard
David A Whyte (or White)
K
Architect
1813
Stables (and home offices)
Philip Speakman Webb
1868
Proposed alterations
George Hay
C
Architect
1956
1957
Repairs
Ian G Lindsay & Partners
C
Architectural practice
1956
1957
Repairs
Ian Gordon Lindsay
C
Architect
1956
1957
Repairs
Walter Schomberg Hepburne Scott
C
Architect
1956
1957
Repairs
Stewart Tod
D
Architect
1960C
Converted to principal residence of the Earl of Airlie
Stewart Tod
J
Architect
1968
Gates and ball-finialled gatepiers erected to commemorate the golden wedding anniversary of 12th Earl of Airlie.
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Airlie, 7th Earl of
Client for 1813 work
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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
Dakers, Caroline
2000
Castles in the air: Philip Webb's rejected commission for the Earl and Countess of Airlie
v43
Architectural History, v43, 2000, pp271-280
More extensive account than Sheila Kirk's.
Gifford, John
2012
The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee
Yale
p292-5
Kirk, Sheila
2005
Philip Webb: Pioneer of Arts & Crafts Architecture
Chichester: John Wiley & Sons
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
period ref classic
Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Dundee Advertiser
1813/01/29
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
4628
AIRLIE CASTLE
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