Castles · Central Scotland
Fingask Castle
Fingask Castle — castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK.
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- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Fingask Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.4331°, -3.2536°.
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Heritage listing
Fingask Castle is a country house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is perched 200 feet (61 m) above Rait, three miles (5 km) north-east of Errol, in the Braes of the Carse, on the fringes of the Sidlaw Hills. Thus it overlooks both the Carse of Gowrie and the Firth of Tay and beyond into the Kingdom of Fife. The name derives from Gaelic fionn-gasg: a white or light-coloured appendage. Fingask was once an explicitly holy place, a convenient and numinous stop-off between the abbeys at Falkirk and Scone. It was later held by the Bruce family, and then by the Threiplands. In the eighteenth century it was owned by Jacobites and was forfeited.
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From the Wikipedia article
Fingask Castle is a country house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is perched 200 feet (61 m) above Rait, three miles (5 km) north-east of Errol, in the Braes of the Carse, on the fringes of the Sidlaw Hills. Thus it overlooks both the Carse of Gowrie and the Firth of Tay and beyond into the Kingdom of Fife. The name derives from Gaelic fionn-gasg: a white or light-coloured appendage. Fingask was once an explicitly holy place, a convenient and numinous stop-off between the abbeys at Falkirk and Scone. It was later held by the Bruce family, and then by the Threiplands. In the eighteenth century it was owned by Jacobites and was forfeited. The castle is a Category B listed building, and the estate is included on the Inventory of Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes, the national register of significant gardens.
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Background
History
There are mentions of the lands of Fingask in the Foundation Charter of the Abbey of Scone by Alexander I. The date of the charter is said to be 1114 or 1115. The Bruce family owned the lands of Rait, including Fingask, from the 15th century. The Bruces were descended from the senior line of the Bruces of Clackmannan, which included Sir David Bruce who married Janet, daughter of Sir William Stirling of Keir. Their son, Robert Bruce held charter of Rate (Rait) in 1484, confirmed 1488, and his son David resigned his right to Clackmannan to his uncle in February 1506/7. At the time when Patrick Bruce was laird, a stone was set into the house showing the date 1594. A tombstone near the ruined…
Description
The castle itself is dated 1592, and was built around a 12th-century structure. Between 1828 and 1840 additions were made to the south and west of the castle. Sir Patrick Threipland, 4th Baronet (1762–1837) laid out the park, and his son planted the topiary gardens and installed statuary.
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- Coordinates
- 56.4331, -3.2536
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH2 7SA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- Official site
- www.fingaskcastle.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5450189 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fingask Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fingask Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1243868.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fingask Castle?
- Fingask Castle is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode PH2 7SA).
- Is Fingask Castle a listed building?
- Fingask Castle is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Does Fingask Castle charge admission?
- Fingask Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Fingask Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH2 7SA. It sits within the Perth and Kinross-shire parliamentary constituency.