Gate pier, wrought iron gate, wall surmounted by railings and pavilion, detail Digital image of D/31622

Description Gate pier, wrought iron gate, wall surmounted by railings and pavilion, detail Digital image of D/31622

Date 13/5/1998

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 757513

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 31622

Scope and Content Pavilion and gate pier, West Lodge, Cluny Castle, Highland This shows the hexagonal, two-storeyed, crenellated (battlement-style) pavilion, crenellated gate pier and the spear-headed gate and railings adjacent to the west lodge built between 1830 and 1840. The style of these features all contributes to the miniature castle appearance of the lodge. Gatehouses were located around the estate perimeter and were occupied by the servant and his family who opened and closed the gates leading to the country house. The buildings were designed to hint at the quality of the architecture of the main house or constructed in an architectural style favoured by the owner of the estate. Cluny Castle was built in 1805 for the Macphersons of Cluny and stands on the site of an earlier castle which was destroyed by fire in 1746. William Laidlaw Carruthers, Inverness, designed the north-west wing and the Queen Anne Revival-style porch c.1890. Many of the estate buildings were also built when the castle was rebuilt, including gate lodges, stables, meal mill, saw mill and walled gardens. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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