Keillour Castle
Castle (Medieval), Country House (17th Century)
Site Name Keillour Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval), Country House (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Keilor-house
Canmore ID 26114
Site Number NN92NE 3
NGR NN 97603 25626
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/26114
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Fowlis Wester
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN92NE 3 97603 25626
(NN 9760 2562) Castle (NR) (Site of).
OS 6" map (1858)
Keillour Castle on site of Castle (NR)
OS 6" map (1958)
An 'ancient castle' (New Statistical Account [NSA] 1845), the only remains of which were a mound or heap of stones overgrown with grass and trees.
Name Book 1860
'Keilor-house in ruins.'
J Stobie 1783
The present Keillour Castle (the correct spelling) was built about 1850 on the site of the earlier castle and incorporates in its basement remains of the latter (Major W G Knox- Finlay, Keillour Castle). There are no other remains of the earlier structure.
Visited by OS (EGC) 13 January 1967
