Balnagowan Castle (Balnagown Castle) (Ross Castle)

Kildary, near Tain

Highlands

Scotland

Historic County: Ross-shire

Circa Date: 16th-17th century tower house, probably incorporating earlier elements, w/18th, 19th & 20th century additions and alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Folly / Outbuildings Only - By Appointment

Country House: Yes

House & Family History: In the early 20th century Sir Charles Ross, 9th Bt., owner of Blnagowan Castle, invented the Ross Rifle.
Architect: George Alexander

Date of Birth: ?
Date of Death: ?
Nationality: ?

Date: 1818-21
Designed: Remodeled West Front

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Architect: James Gillespie Graham

Date of Birth: 1777
Date of Death: 1855
Nationality: British
Notes: Graham was a Gothic Revival architect with a large practice in Scotland. He specialized in Gothic churches and castellated country houses and was the leading practitioner of the Picturesque castle style house in the second and third decades of the 19th century.

Date: Circa 1820
Designed: East Wing
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Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Category B

Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Past Seat / Home of: Hugh, Earl of Ross, 14th century; Alexander Ross, 9th Laird of Balnagown, 16th century; Admiral Sir John Lockhart-Ross, 6th Bt., until 1790; Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross, 7th Bt., 1790-1814; Sir Charles William Frederick Augustus Lockhart-Ross, 8th Bt., 1814-83; Sir Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart-Ross, 9th Bt., 1883-1942. Mohamed Al Fayed; 1972-2023.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

Ownership Details: House not open to public; outbuildings can be booked for holiday stays.
House Open to Public: Folly / Outbuildings Only - By Appointment
Phone: 01862-843-601

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.balnagown.com/

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