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Pitfour Castle
Pitfour Castle is an 18th-century country house on the southeast edge of St Madoes in Perthshire, Scotland, built c.1784 for John Richardson and later enlarged in 1825. The design is traditionally attributed to Robert Adam with later additions by William Burn; it is a Category A listed private residence. The house has been restored and remains a private home, with access to the grounds restricted.
Its prime
1825
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1825
What Pitfour Castle looked like in its prime.
Late 18th / early 19th-century castellated country house with a prominent three-storey semicircular central bow of sash windows, a crenellated parapet and narrow cylindrical corner towers at the outer bays. Constructed in honey-brown sandstone with a mix of ashlar dressings and coursed rubble, the façade presents regular Georgian window spacing over three main floors plus a basement; a small clock tower sits to the southwest and a broad, level lawn lies before the entrance front. At prime the composition is complete and lived-in.
Its story
The story of Pitfour Castle.
Pitfour Castle, on the southeast edge of St Madoes in the Carse of Gowrie, is an 18th-century country house built around 1784 for John Richardson, its design traditionally attributed to Robert Adam. It was enlarged in 1825 with additions by William Burn.
The centrepiece is the curved staircase, described in the 1967 sale particulars as a "fine circular wrought iron staircase rising through the house to a cupola", with figure panels by Zucchi, the Italian who worked with Adam. Before subdivision the house had twelve principal bedrooms and five reception rooms.
By the 1860s the house was owned by Sir John Stewart-Richardson and his family. In the late 20th century it was acquired by Lord Field, who undertook an extensive programme of restoration of the principal rooms and grounds. The Category A listed house remains a private residence, now divided into apartments, with no public access.
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8 places to explore in 1825.
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Clans who held Pitfour Castle.
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Built c.1784 for John Richardson; owned by the 1860s by Sir John Stewart-Richardson and his family.
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