Building record MHG8948 - Country House at the site of Foulis Castle
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5894 6411 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH56SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
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NH56SE 2 5894 6411.
The Munros have experienced a succession of residences at Foulis since at least later 13th or early 14th centuries. It is usually assumed that the present neo-Classical mansion was built de novo on a cleared site to replace a burnt-out stone castle. The house and its adjacent ranges bear datestones of 1754, 1777 and 1792, but there are some features that clearly antedate this 18th-century building; plan and details of northern wing to rear of kitchen are probably ascribable to later 17th century; 16th- or 17th-century architectural fragments are grouped in re-use in central basement area; and a barrel-vaulted chamber in one of courtyard buildings appears to be of similar age.
NMRS record sheet RCR/21/1
G Stell 1986.
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OWNER: Captain Patrick Munro
ARCHITECT: Robert Hurd-restoration
Sources/Archives (19)
- --- SHG1651 Text/Publication/Article: Stell, G. 1982. 'The earliest tolbooths: a preliminary account', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 111 1981, p.445-53. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 445-53. 105, 107.
- --- SHG18339 Image/Photograph(s): Foulis Castle. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG1941 Text/Publication/Volume: Bain, R. 1899. History of the ancient province of Ross. 55-6.
- --- SHG2053 Text/Publication/Volume: Close-Brooks, J. 1986. Exploring Scotland's Heritage: The Highlands. 150, No. 80.
- --- SHG2531 Text/Publication/Volume: Monroe, H. 1929. Foulis Castle and the Monroes of Lower Iveagh.
- --- SHG3048 Text/Publication/Article: McInnes, C T. 1940. 'Calendar of writs of Munro of Foulis 1299-1823', Scot Rec Soc Vol. 72. Scot Rec Soc. Nos. 5, 6, 8, 12, 15, 18, 21.
- --- SHG4111 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4112 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4113 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4114 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4115 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4116 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG7107 Image/Photograph(s): Sundial. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7108 Image/Photograph(s): Castle. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7762 Image/Photograph(s): Foulis. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7763 Image/Photograph(s): Roof timbers at Foulis. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7764 Image/Photograph(s): Foulis Castle. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7765 Image/Photograph(s): Grave Slab at Foulos. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG809 Text/Publication/Article: Forman, S. 1957. 'Foulis Castle', Scot Fld Vol. 105 March 1957, p.31-3. Scot Fld. 31-3. 31-3.
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Record last edited
Aug 31 2009 4:07PM
