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Walled Garden, Megginch Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Errol, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4086 / 56°24'30"N

Longitude: -3.2302 / 3°13'48"W

OS Eastings: 324183

OS Northings: 724719

OS Grid: NO241247

Mapcode National: GBR 27.008R

Mapcode Global: WH6QG.C51X

Plus Code: 9C8RCQ59+CW

Entry Name: Walled Garden, Megginch Castle

Listing Name: Megginch Castle, Walled Gardens

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 343520

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10965

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Megginch Castle, Walled Garden

ID on this website: 200343520

Location: Errol

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie

Parish: Errol

Traditional County: Perthshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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Description

TOP (KITCHEN) GARDEN: 1711 and 1872. Rectangular-plan walled garden (top garden) to E of stables. Earlier N wall of brick on rubble base (possibly 16th century); coped rubble to other elevations. Incorporating rose garden (possibly 16th century, see Notes) and 1993 astrological garden.

N GARDEN: 1796. Rectangular-plan walled garden to N with. Red brick. Lean-to polychrome brick ancillary to SW, with gothic-arched openings, centre door with flanking decoratively-astragalled windows. Celtic cross of fibre glass (see Notes).

Statement of Interest

Evidence for a sixteenth century garden is noted in records which mention a 1575 sundial. The 1796 northerly garden incorporates 'hot walls' with flues from coal burning stoves. During the 1990s Megginch Castle grounds were used for the filming of 'Rob Roy', some stage props were left including the fibre glass cross. Megginch Castle estate includes Chapel, Gothic Arch, Icehouse, Kennels Cottage, Kingdom Farmhouse, North Lodges, Stables (with Dovecot), Wardheads and West Lodge all listed separately.

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