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Airthrey Castle
DP 449010
Description Airthrey Castle
Date 3/6/1937 to 3/6/1937
Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 449010
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content A castellated mansion house with a curved facade, bow windows, towers, and a large conservatory to the side, with wooded hills behind. There are climbing plants on the lower section, and balustraded stairs leading to the front entrance. A flag and weather vanes are on the roof. The castle and grounds are now part of the University of Stirling. The estate was sold in the late 18th century by Robert Haldane, the founder of Scottish Congregationalism, to Sir Robert Abercromby, brother of Sir Ralph, hero of Aboukir during the Battle of the Nile (1798) in which Nelson defeated the French Fleet.
Accession Number 2024/57
External Reference 000-000-153-098-C, 000-000-153-098-R
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2771775
File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap
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