Archaeology Notes

Event ID 678797

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NN84NW 7.00 83701 49613

NN84NW 7.01 NN 83802 49731 Walled Garden

For (predecessor) 'Weem Castle' or the 'Place of Weem' (NN c. 83 49), see NN84NW 8.

For garden (NN 8376 4961), Home Farm (NN 83158 49372) and West Lodge (NN 8290 4935), see NN84NW 63, NN84NW 99, NN84NW 100 respectively.

(NN 8369 4961) Castle Menzies (NR) (AD 1571)

OS 6" map, Perthshire, 2nd ed., (1901)

Castle Menzies was the seat of the chiefs of the Clan Menzies for a long period. Built on the Z-plan in the second half of the 16th century, it had large extensions to N and W added in 1840 and later, in the same style of architecture.

Now unoccupied, the Clan Menzies Society intend to preserve at least the original part of the house as a clan centre.

Castle Menzies replaced 'The Place of Weem' (NN84NW 8).

D MacGibbon and T Ross 1887-92; N Tranter 1963.

The original Z-plan castle is currently being renovated. A heraldic panel above the door of the castle is dated 1571. The 19th century additions to the N have been demolished.

Visited by OS (J M) 11 December 1974.

No change to previous field report.

Surveyed at 1:2500.

Visited by OS (J R L) 1 December 1978.