Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Gowrie House
Gowrie House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Gowrie House is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gowrie House was a mansion in the centre of Perth, Scotland, which was in existence between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was the scene of a controversial incident on 5 August 1600, and was later converted to army barracks.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
An earlier house on the site was standing in 1518, In 1527, the building was purchased by William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven, around a year before his death, from Elizabeth Ruthven, dowager Countess of Erroll. The building's appearance at this time is acknowledged with a bronze panel, by Sir John Steell, on the south wall of the present building.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3947, -3.4259
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH2 8NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- Established
- 1518
- Official site
- perthmuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q110244195 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gowrie House (Perth, Scotland) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gowrie House?
- Gowrie House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH2 8NL).
- When was Gowrie House built?
- Built or established in 1518.
- Who owns Gowrie House?
- Gowrie House is owned by | designation1 =.
- How do I get to Gowrie House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH2 8NL. It sits within the Perth and Kinross-shire parliamentary constituency.