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Cleish Castle

A Category A Listed Building in Cleish, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.1656 / 56°9'56"N

Longitude: -3.4792 / 3°28'45"W

OS Eastings: 308240

OS Northings: 697974

OS Grid: NT082979

Mapcode National: GBR 1X.HJBQ

Mapcode Global: WH5QC.J9G7

Plus Code: 9C8R5G8C+68

Entry Name: Cleish Castle

Listing Name: Cleish Castle

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 337197

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB5711

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200337197

Location: Cleish

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Kinross-shire

Parish: Cleish

Traditional County: Kinross-shire

Tagged with: Tower house

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Description

16th cent. Tower-house. L-plan. 3 storeys (and garret) on
basement. Coursed rubble. Corbie-steps. Slated roof.
Interior altered in 1845 but kitchen with great fireplace
still exists in 1st storey. Turnpike stair to 2nd storey.
Corbelled stair-turret on E side has inserted pediment
inscribed 'R.C./B.H. 1600'. Additions (c. 1840): Porch and
stair in re-entrance angle; offices (with earlier sundial
dated 1711) on west end. Formerly it had a court. A notable
feature is the S. gable which rises in a series of offsets.
The walls were thinned in 1845, vaulting was removed from
basement chamber of main block. Windows were enlarged.

Statement of Interest

Robert Colville son of Sir James Colville of Easter Wemyss

(Fife) received barony of Cleish from his father in 1537.

Sold to Grahams of Kinross 1775 and to Youngs c. 1795.

Restored 1845 by John Lessels, architect.

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