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Castlecraig

Country House (18th Century)

Site Name Castlecraig

Classification Country House (18th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Castle Craig; Castlecraig School; Castlecraig Residential Clinic

Canmore ID 50139

Site Number NT14SW 66

NGR NT 13669 44271

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/50139

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Scottish Borders, The
  • Parish Kirkurd
  • Former Region Borders
  • Former District Tweeddale
  • Former County Peebles-shire

Architecture Notes

NT14SW 66 13669 44271

NT14SW 66.01 13686 44262 Sundial

NT14SW 66.02 13917 44507 Entrance lodges

NMRS REFERENCE

Castlecraig was built in 1798.

Architect: Sir John James Burnet, remodelling 1905.

RCAHMS 1967, visited 1961.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

NATIONAL LIBRARY: 'SCOTS MAGAZINE'

'Scots Magazine', January 1808: engraving by Colin Gibson: original engraving also in NMRS.

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Visibility: This is an upstanding building.

Information from Scottish Borders Council.

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