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Stable Court, Dunbeath Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Latheron, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.2364 / 58°14'11"N

Longitude: -3.4395 / 3°26'22"W

OS Eastings: 315571

OS Northings: 928424

OS Grid: ND155284

Mapcode National: GBR K6WY.TBD

Mapcode Global: WH6FG.47DQ

Plus Code: 9CCR6HP6+H5

Entry Name: Stable Court, Dunbeath Castle

Listing Name: Dunbeath Castle, Stable Court

Listing Date: 28 November 1984

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339947

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7937

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dunbeath Castle, Stable Court

ID on this website: 200339947

Location: Latheron

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness

Parish: Latheron

Traditional County: Caithness

Tagged with: Stable

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Description

Style of John Bryce, late 19th early 20th century, 2-storey,
U-plan range opening onto walled courtyard; rubble with
tooled dressings; tooled ashlar copes. Conical stair tower,
with bell-cast, conical roof projects from south gable
of stable, with 4 bargeboarded lucarnes pierced by pigeon
flight holes, bellcast fish-scale slate roof and cast-iron
weathervane. Pedimented dormers break-wallhead above range.
Second drum tower with conical fish-scale and bellcast roof
flanks entrance with pair square ashlar gate piers with
moulded pyramidal caps.

Statement of Interest

Appears in present form by 2nd ed. OS (circa 1905). Probably

replaced the simple L-plan range without enclosing court

which shows on 1871 1st ed. OS.

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