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Glendoick House

A Category A Listed Building in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.398 / 56°23'52"N

Longitude: -3.2855 / 3°17'7"W

OS Eastings: 320750

OS Northings: 723605

OS Grid: NO207236

Mapcode National: GBR 24.0ZT0

Mapcode Global: WH6QF.HGP1

Plus Code: 9C8R9PX7+6Q

Entry Name: Glendoick House

Listing Name: Glendoick House

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 344609

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB11966

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200344609

Location: Kinfauns

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie

Parish: Kinfauns

Traditional County: Perthshire

Tagged with: Tower house Country house

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Description

Circa 1746-8 for Lord President Craigie 2-storey full
basement and attic, 5-window main S. elevation with
centre bay advanced with pediment, Venetian doorway with
broken pediment and flyover stair. Harled with margins
and quoined angles, very steep peind roof with slight
bell cast and two chimneys. Courtyard to rear, W. wing
single-storey with semi-elliptical pend arch and Venetian
to front. N. and E. wings raised to 2-storey with swept
dormer head. A.G. Heiton, architect 1910. Interior:
panelled from basement to attics. Very fine hall-staircase
with Rannoch pine scale and platt stair, half-landing
carried on Ionic pilaster, rococo plasterwork. Drawing
room has covered ceiling with rococo plasterwork, dining
room has Ionic venetian feature with scrolled pediment and
large niche with sliding doors. Original features extremely
complete throughout.

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