Ferntower
Country House (19th Century)
Site Name Ferntower
Classification Country House (19th Century)
Canmore ID 149690
Site Number NN82SE 62
NGR NN 8749 2312
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/149690
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Crieff
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NMRS REFERENCE:
Ferntower Castle.
Demolished: June 1963.
Photographic Survey (July 1962)
Photographic survey of the exterior and interior of Ferntower, Perthshire, and the stables by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1962. The house was demolished shortly after.
Field Visit (27 September 1996)
NN82SE 62.00 8749 2312
NN82SE 62.01 NN 8744 2312 Ferntower Stables
NN82SE 62.02 NN 87264 22316 Ferntower, West Lodge
The country house stood immediately E of the now derelict stable block (NN82SE 62.01), but no visible remains survive. The house is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire 1866, sheet xcv) and is described in the Name Book as a 'fine mansion situated at the foot of the Knock of Crieff, it is three stories in height, slated and in good repair. Property of Lord Abercrombie'.
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 27 September 1996
ONB 1866.
