Dunbeath Castle

Dunbeath, near Wick

Highlands

Scotland

Historic County: Caithness, Sutherland

Circa Date: 1620, possibly incorporating earlier elements, w/19th century additions and alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Earlier Houses: There was probably a 15th century house on the site of the current house.

House & Family History: On June 12, 2023, just before his apparent suicide at Wilton House (he was the Earl of Pembroke's stepfather), Stuart Wyndham Murray-Threipland listed the Dunbeath Castle Estate for sale for £25 million.
Garden & Outbuildings: In the 19th century the Dunbeath Estate stood at 30,000 acres.
Architect: Thomas Hamilton

Date of Birth: 1784
Date of Death: 1858
Nationality: British

Date: 1857-58
Designed: Addition to House

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Architect: David Bryce

Date of Birth: 1803
Date of Death: 1876
Nationality: British

Date: 1853
Designed: Remodeled House

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House Listed: Category A

Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Walter Stewart, 3rd Earl of Caithness and 1st Earl of Atholl, 15th century. Alexander Sutherland, 15th century. William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 15th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Sir William Sinclair, 17th century; Vice-Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair, 1894-1945. Bertram Currie, 1945-67. Harry Blythe, 1967-76. Ray Stanton Avery, 1976-97. Stuart Wyndham Murray-Threipland, 1997-2023.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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