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Latitude: 56.1656 / 56°9'56"N
Longitude: -3.4792 / 3°28'45"W
OS Eastings: 308240
OS Northings: 697974
OS Grid: NT082979
Mapcode National: GBR 1X.HJBQ
Mapcode Global: WH5QC.J9G7
Plus Code: 9C8R5G8C+68
Entry Name: Cleish Castle
Listing Name: Cleish Castle
Listing Date: 5 October 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 337197
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB5711
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200337197
Location: Cleish
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Kinross-shire
Parish: Cleish
Traditional County: Kinross-shire
Tagged with: Castle Tower house
16th cent. Tower-house. L-plan. 3 storeys (and garret) on
basement. Coursed rubble. Corbie-steps. Slated roof.
Interior altered in 1845 but kitchen with great fireplace
still exists in 1st storey. Turnpike stair to 2nd storey.
Corbelled stair-turret on E side has inserted pediment
inscribed 'R.C./B.H. 1600'. Additions (c. 1840): Porch and
stair in re-entrance angle; offices (with earlier sundial
dated 1711) on west end. Formerly it had a court. A notable
feature is the S. gable which rises in a series of offsets.
The walls were thinned in 1845, vaulting was removed from
basement chamber of main block. Windows were enlarged.
Robert Colville son of Sir James Colville of Easter Wemyss
(Fife) received barony of Cleish from his father in 1537.
Sold to Grahams of Kinross 1775 and to Youngs c. 1795.
Restored 1845 by John Lessels, architect.
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