Site type COUNTRY HOUSE, TOWER HOUSE
Canmore ID 25444
Site Number NN82SE 23
NGR NN 87379 24502
Council PERTH AND KINROSS
Parish CRIEFF
Former Region TAYSIDE
Former District PERTH AND KINROSS
Former County PERTHSHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

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(NN 8737 2449) Monzie Castle (NAT)
OS 6" map (1959)

Monzie Castle is a small, L-shaped,early 17th century house to which a vast mansion in the pseudo-castellated style was added in the early 19th century. Although the modern work much overshadows the old, the original house still stands almost unaltered externally.
A doorway in the wing has the date 1634 above it with the arms of Campbell and Graham. A circular shot-hole protects the doorway. Garderobes in the thickness of the walling of the west wing may represent an earlier fortalice on the same site.
N Tranter 1963

As described above.
Visited by OS (RD) 17 November 1966.

Architectural Notes

NN82SE 23 87379 24502

NN82SE 47 87279 24441 Walled Garden
NN82SE 48 87608 24557 Bridge (over Shaggle Burn)
NN82SE 49 86279 24236 West Lodge
NN82SE 50 87251 24386 Ice-house
NN82SE 109 87646 24263 Ice-house
NN82SE 175 86670 24328 Mid Lodge
NN82SE 176 88391 24100 East Lodge

NMRS REFERENCE

Owner: Douglas Maitland Makgill Crichton
Architect: John Paterson c. 1797
Sir Robert Lorimer - reconstruction 1908-1912 (interior)

NMRS: 37 drawings by R S lorimer for repairs c. 1909

The owner says there are no Lorimer plans etc at Monzie IRG 31/4/80

NMRS/ Simpson & Brown photographs
Box 1 album no 1
interiors and exteriors 1981-2, 1985

Anon (1870) The beauties of Upper Strathearn, Crieff; Edinburgh
Page(s): opp p 140 Held at RCAHMS D.13.22.STR.R

Hussey, C (1931) The work of Sir Robert Lorimer, London
Held at RCAHMS H.2.LOR

Marshall, W (1881) Historic scenes in Perthshire, Edinburgh
Page(s): 302 Held at RCAHMS D.13.2.MAR