Buchanan Castle, Summerhouse
Summerhouse (19th Century)
Site Name Buchanan Castle, Summerhouse
Classification Summerhouse (19th Century)
Canmore ID 316757
Site Number NS48NE 84
NGR NS 45712 89224
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/316757
- Council Stirling
- Parish Buchanan
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
Small square-plan, single room building with a large round-arched opening to the gabled S elevation, allowing people to sit within and view the burn. The roof is barrel-vaulted within, but follows a slated pitched form (in bad condition) on the exterior. The summerhouse is built of random rubble; the S gable has an overhanging stone 'eaves' detail.
This summer house, and 3 associated footbridges, likely to have been built in the early 19th century for the Duke of Montrose, form a landscape feature known as the 'Cascade Walk' along a picturesque wooded section of the Doghouse Burn. They interesting examples of 19th century garden building architecture. The policies of Buchanan Castle are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland (Historic Scotland)
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