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Castle Menzies

A Category A Listed Building in Weem, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.6239 / 56°37'26"N

Longitude: -3.897 / 3°53'49"W

OS Eastings: 283701

OS Northings: 749613

OS Grid: NN837496

Mapcode National: GBR JCR6.MLZ

Mapcode Global: WH4LQ.3RJX

Plus Code: 9C8RJ4F3+H5

Entry Name: Castle Menzies

Listing Name: Castle Menzies

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 390112

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43568

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200390112

Location: Weem

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Highland

Parish: Weem

Traditional County: Perthshire

Tagged with: Castle

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Description

ORIGINAL PART: 3-storey and attic rubble built Z-plan with richly sculptured dormer heads and angle turrets: doorway in re-entrant angle with iron yett, armorial panel and date 1571 over: date 1577 at dormer head.

INTERIOR: some panelling of 17th/18th century date, some Burn 1840, main hall redecorated c.1800.

ADDITIONS: large staircase on N, now gutted and new front door, 18th century: W wing and new front porch replacing 18th century doorway

Wm Burn, architect, 1840. Derelict.

Statement of Interest

Descheduled 18.12.1990.

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