Castle (Medieval)
Site Name Dalcross Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Stables And Store
Canmore ID 14152
Site Number NH74NE 17
NGR NH 77860 48289
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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SC 1439192
First floor, library, fireplace, detail
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2/2/2000
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View from West
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1/2/2000
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View from SW
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SC 1450500
View of ground floor, corridor
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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SC 1450501
View of ground floor, kitchen
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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SC 1450505
View of first floor, dining room
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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SC 1450510
View of first floor, library
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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SC 1450518
View of fourth floor, bedroom
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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SC 1450522
View of staircase at second floor level
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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DP 222742
Oblique aerial view of Dalcross Castle, looking WSW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
29/9/2015
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Dalcross Castle, NH74NE 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
1958
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View of fourth floor, bedroom and turret
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559095
View of staircase at second floor level
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SC 2559108
First floor, great hall, fireplace surround, tiles, detail
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SC 2559115
Fourth floor, NE wing, fireplace, detail
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View from SW
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View from S
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View from E
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SC 2559181
Bartizan, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559192
View of closet and stair off great hall
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SC 1439187
First floor, great hall, portrait, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 1439191
First floor, dining room, fireplace, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 1439200
First floor, windows, exterior, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 1439206
Ground floor, wall, bell board, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 1450498
Main E door, armorial panel above, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 1450506
First floor, dining room, window, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 1450520
View of fourth floor, turret room
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2/2/2000
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SC 1450529
Ground floor, corridor, electrical switchgear, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1461037
View of Drawing Room fireplace
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/7/1942
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DP 222750
Oblique aerial view of Dalcross Castle, looking N.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
29/9/2015
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DP 342077
Aerial view of Dalcross Castle, E of Inverness, looking N.
Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland
2/5/2010
© Courtesy of HES (James S Bone Collection)
SC 2559107
First floor, great hall, fireplace surround, tiles, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559113
Second floor, blue bedroom, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559116
NE door, lintel dated 1703 above, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559124
Ground floor, wall, bell board, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 2559158
The Castle, west front, from the vegetable garden RESTRICTED ACCESS
Records of Land Use Consultants, environmental consultancy, London, England: Inventory of Gardens an
1985
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SC 2559173
Distant view from NW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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SC 2559175
W garden front, door, detail
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SC 2559190
View of first floor, great hall
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SC 2559191
First floor, great hall, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559194
View of second floor, master bedroom
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 571126
Dalcross Castle. Digital image of watercolour insc: 'Decoration of Banqueting Hall, Dalcross Castle, 1620.'
Records of Bonnar and Company, interior decorators, Edinburgh, Scotland
1620
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SC 1041598
View from E
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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DP 066920
Dalcross Castle. Mounted watercolour insc: 'Decoration of Banqueting Hall, Dalcross Castle, 1620.'
Records of Bonnar and Company, interior decorators, Edinburgh, Scotland
1900
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SC 1439193
Third floor, NE wing, room above library, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1439197
Fourth floor, NE wing, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1439202
Dumb waiter, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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SC 1439204
Ground floor, sink with pump type tap, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1439208
Ground floor, toilet manufactured by Simplicitas, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1450487
View from S
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SC 1450488
View from SE
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2/2/2000
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SC 1450499
Bartizan, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1450502
View of ground floor, vaulted room
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2/2/2000
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SC 1450508
First floor, great hall, fireplace, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 1450512
View of second floor, master bathroom, closed cupboards
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1450526
Main door, yett, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1461038
View of Kitchen fireplace
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/7/1942
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SC 1461041
Lintel of entrance in wing
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/7/1942
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DP 222739
Oblique aerial view of Dalcross Castle, looking NW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
29/9/2015
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DP 222741
Oblique aerial view of Dalcross Castle, looking W.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
29/9/2015
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DP 222749
Oblique aerial view of Dalcross Castle, looking NNE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
29/9/2015
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SC 1944603
Aerial view of Dalcross Castle, E of Inverness, looking N.
Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland
5/8/1999
© Courtesy of HES (James S Bone)
SC 2559090
View of bathroom on top floor
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559105
First floor, great hall, portrait, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 2559110
First floor, library, fireplace, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 2559154
Specimen tree planted to south of lawns RESTRICTED ACCESS
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1985
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View from S
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View from SE
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SC 2559184
View of ground floor, vaulted room
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2/2/2000
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SC 2559193
View of first floor, library
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1439194
Second floor, blue bedroom, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1439196
Second floor, master bedroom, fireplace, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 1439205
Ground floor, narrow slit window, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 1439223
View from South
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
1/2/2000
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SC 1450496
NE front, door, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1450519
View of fourth floor, bedroom and turret
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 1461033
General view from north north west
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/7/1942
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SC 1461036
General view from SE.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
10/7/1942
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DP 222748
Oblique aerial view of Dalcross Castle, looking NE.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
29/9/2015
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1944604
Aerial view of Dalcross Castle, E of Inverness, looking NE.
Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland
5/8/1999
© Courtesy of HES (James S Bone)
SC 2559104
First floor, great hall, portrait, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559106
First floor, great hall, fireplace, chimney-piece, coat of arms, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559114
Second floor, master bedroom, fireplace, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559122
Ground floor, sink with pump type tap, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559125
Door, fixings and small square window, detail
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2/2/2000
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SC 2559156
Herbaceous border (flattened by rain of 1985) RESTRICTED ACCESS
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1985
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Dalcross Castle from the garden RESTRICTED ACCESS
Records of Land Use Consultants, environmental consultancy, London, England: Inventory of Gardens an
1985
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SC 2559161
Wild area beyond kitchen garden RESTRICTED ACCESS
Records of Land Use Consultants, environmental consultancy, London, England: Inventory of Gardens an
1985
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SC 2559171
View from N
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559180
Main E door, armorial panel above, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559185
View of ground floor, vaulted room
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559187
View of first floor, dining room
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559188
First floor, dining room, window, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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SC 2559198
Second floor, blue bedroom, cupboard housing wash hand basin, detail
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
2/2/2000
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View from NE
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2/2/2000
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SC 1439188
First floor, great hall, portrait, detail
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2/2/2000
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- Council Highland
- Parish Croy And Dalcross (Inverness)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH74NE 17.00 77860 48289
NH74NE 17.01 77781 48376 Entrance Arch and Gates
(NH 7785 4829) Dalcross Castle (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1906)
Dalcross Castle is a good example of the early 17th century tower-built castles; it shows one of the modifications then introduced to the L-plan and was built in 1621 by the 8th Lord Lovat. It was purchased in 1702, the added North wing bears date 1703, by the M'Intoshes whose arms with date 1720 were inserted above the entrance. The upper floors were ruinous but the castle was restored for habitation in 1897-8.
The buildings for byres and stables on the east of the court-yard are comparatively modern.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1887-92; L Shaw 1882; ISSFC 1921.
This castle is as described above and is still inhabited.
Visited by OS (N K B) 11 August 1964.
Architect: Samuel Grant Alexander (with W.L. Carruthers) - restoration