Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Braco Castle
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Canmore ID 25398
Site Number NN81SW 3
NGR NN 82329 11287
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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View from East
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View from West
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Interior. View of ground floor billiard room from South West
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Interior. View of first floor library from South West
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Service wing showing sinks
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Interior. Ground floor breakfast room, detail of fireplace
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Interior. First floor dining room, detail of fireplace formerly the drawing room fireplace
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Interior. Ground floor lobby, detail of fire-back dated 1635
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Interior. Ground floor west staircase, detail of column head
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Detail of first floor plasterwork
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Interior. Detail of first floor drawing room cornice
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Detail of armorial panel
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View from South
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Detail of crenellations and stonework
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Interior. View of ground floor billiard room from North East
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Interior. View of first floor library from South East showing bookcases
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Interior. View of first floor kitchen from South West
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Interior. View of main staircase at second floor level
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Interior. View of main staircase at second floor level
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Interior. View of second floor North East bedroom from South East
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Service wing showing interior gable
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Service wing, view of boiler room
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Interior. Second floor North East bedroom, detail of fireplace
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Interior. First floor Edwardian bedroom, detail of fireplace
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Interior. Detail of main stair balustrade
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Interior. Detail of first floor library cornice
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Braco Castle, NN81SW 3, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
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View from driveway to South
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View from South West
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Detail of West door
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Detail of service wing windows
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Interior, View of grounnd floor entrance hall from North
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Interior. View of ground floor billiard room from South West
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Interior. View of first floor dining room from North East
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Interior. View of first floor drawing room from North West
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View of 1st fl kitchen from South West
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Interior. View of first floor West Wing bedroom from South East
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Service wing, view including entrance
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Interior. Ground floor. billiard room, detail of fireplace
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Interior. First Floor drawing room, detail of fireplace showing stag and thistle panel
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Interior. Detail of first floor dining room cornice
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Detail of bartizan
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Braco Castle, NN81SW 3, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
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View from South
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View from East
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View of service wing from South West
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Detail of bartizan, waterspouts and crenellations
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Detail of bartizan, waterspouts and crenellations
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Interior. View of ground floor cloakroom
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Interior. View of second floor South East bedroom from South West
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Interior. Ground floor, detail of blocked opening in cupboard
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Interior. View of ground floor vaulted wine cellar
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Interior. Ground floor billiard room, detail of cornice
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Braco Castle, NN81SW 3, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
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View from South West
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View from South East
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View from West
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View from North West
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View of service wing from West
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Interior, View of grounnd floor entrance hall from South
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Interior, View of grounnd floor entrance hall from North
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Interior. View of ground floor breakfast room from West
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Interior. View of ground floor kitchen from South East showing sinks
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Interior. View of first floor library from South West
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Interior. View of attic
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Interior. First Floor drawing room, detail of fireplace
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Interior. first floor library, detail of fireplace
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Interior. Ground floor entrance hall, detail of plasterwork
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Interior. Detail of Ground floor breakfast room cornice
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View of service wing from North
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View from roof terrace looking South
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Interior. View of ground floor billiard room from North East
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Interior. View of first floor drawing room from North West
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Interior. Detail of library ceiling
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Interior. View of first floor Edwardian bathroom
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Interior. View of West scale and platt stair
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Interior. View of second floor South East bedroom detail of fireplace
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Interior. View of second floor corridor from West
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Interior. View of attic
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Service wing, detail of timber porch
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Interior. Second floor North West bedroom, detail of fireplace
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Interior. Ground floorl billiard room, detail of grained cornice
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Detail of crenellations
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Detail of crenellations
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View from driveway to South
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View from South East
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Interior. View of staircase at ground floor level
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Interior. View of first floor dining room from West
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Interior. View of first floor dining room from West
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Interior. View of first floor dining room from North East
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Interior. View of former Edwardian first floor bedroom from East
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Interior. View of first floor sitting room from North East
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Service wing, view of boiler room
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Interior. Ground floor billiard room, detail of door
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View of service wing from North East
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Interior, View of grounnd floor entrance hall from South
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Interior. Ground floor lobby, detail of fireplace
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- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Ardoch
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN81SW 3 8232911287.
(NN 8233 1128) Braco Castle (NR).
OS 6" map (1959)
A tall and very extensive building of four periods. The original fortalice has been a square tower or keep, with a projecting stair-tower, of probably 16th century construction, though possibly earlier. To it was added, towards the middle of the 17th century, an extension to the south, engulfing the stair-tower. Then a large L-shaped extension, of the same height and general style was added to the east, during the reign of George III, to form three sides of a square. Finally, in the Victorian era, the square was filled in with a slightly lower 'castellated' central portion and sham turrets.
N Tranter 1963
Braco Castle: as described by Tranter.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 16 May 1967.