Archaeology Notes

Event ID 687308

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO31SE 22.00 37894 11860

NO 3789 1184) Hill of Tarvit AD. 1696 (NAT)

OS 6" map (1938).

NO31SE 22.01 NO 3790 1190 Water Tank

NO31SE 22.02 NO 37878 11876 Garden

NO31SE 22.03 Cancelled

NO31SE 22.04 NO 378 118 Convalescent Hut

NO31SE 22.05 NO 37962 11899 Laundry

NO31SE 22.06 NO 3806 1191 Estate Cottage

NO31SE 22.07 NO 38009 11849 Farmsteading; Stables

NO31SE 22.08 NO 38009 11811 Stable Lodge

NO31SE 22.09 NO 3735 1154 to NO 3786 1182 Road

NO31SE 22.10 NO 38116 11946 Kitchen Garden

NO31SE 22.11 NO 37912 11918 Sundial

ARCHITECT: Sir Robert Lorimer, 1907-8 (restoration).

(Undated) information in NMRS.

'Hill of Tarvit, formerly Wemyss Hall - This mansion was built in 1696 fromplans by Sir william Bruce of Kinross. It has been almost completgely altered and modernised.'

RCAHMS 1933.

Similar information - but no mention of the name 'Hill of Tarvit'.

A H Millar 1895.

'Hill of Tarvit' has a notice outside stating that 'In 1906 the late Mr N B Sharp had it rebuilt to designs by Sir Robert Lorimer'.

The west front of the house appears to be the 1906 addition, and the remainder of the building has been completely modernised and shows no traces of antiquity. The exterior has been harled.

The house was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1949 and is now used as a convalescent home.

Visited by OS (D S) 1 November 1956.

Above confirmed.

Visited by OS (R D L) 21 May 1964.

As described above.

Visited by OS (R D) 31 March 1967.

Hill of Tarvit ceased to be a Marie Curie Foundation convalescent home in 1977.

Information from GJ Douglas (RCAHMS), 14 September 1993.

NO 3798 1189 An archaeological watching brief was conducted on a building known as the Tool Shed during the excavation of two drainage trenches under the eaves of the building, and the removal of soil build-up against the northern wall. Excavation removed a considerable amount of soil, but no archaeological features were found as soil removal was limited to the more modern build-up.

Sponsor: National Trust for Scotland

D Hind 1998