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Castle Grant today

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Castle Grant

Castle Grant is a Z-plan stone tower house in Strathspey, Highlands of Scotland, historically the seat of the chiefs of Clan Grant. Originally called Freuchie Castle, it was renamed Castle Grant in 1694 and is a Category A listed building with designed grounds. It remains in private ownership and is undergoing restoration as a family home.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

Its prime

1694

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1694

The shape it held in its prime.

A 15th-century Z-plan tower house: a rectangular main block with two projecting corner towers set diagonally, punctuated by multiple gabled dormer windows whose heads were painted and gilded. The external walls display carved stone heraldic beasts and animal motifs. The roofline is varied with dormers rising from steep roofs; the castle sits within laid-out grounds north of Grantown-on-Spey. At its prime the building is fully roofed and ornamented, its masonry continuous and complete.

Step inside

6 places to explore in 1694.

The record describes 6 distinct spots at Castle Grant — including 1 interior: long gallery (interior). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach from Grantown-on-Spey (exterior)Exterior façade and roofline (close)Dormer window heads (detail)Stone heraldic beasts and carved animals (façade detail)Long gallery (interior)Designed grounds and immediate landscape

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