Careston Castle

Careston Castle, also known as Caraldston Castle,[1] is an L-plan tower house dating from the 16th century,[2] in Careston parish, Angus, Scotland.[1]

Careston Castle
Careston Castle from the south
Careston Castle
Coordinates56.725°N 2.75995°W / 56.725; -2.75995
Site history
Built16th century

History

The names is said to derive from Keraldus, dempster to the Earls of Angus at the start of the 13th century.[2][3]

Nothing remains of an earlier castle.[2] The castle was built about 1582 by Sir Henry Lindsay, who became Earl of Crawford in 1620.[2] It was later owned successively by Sir John Stewart of Grantully, by the Skenes, by a farmer, and in 1871 bought by John Adamson, a mill owner from Blairgowrie and son of a whaling ship owner from Dundee.[2]

Structure

The L-plan tower originally had three vaulted rooms, linked by a corridor in the first floor, although one room now has had its vault removed.[2] There is a large scale-and-platt stair to the first floor, a turnpike stair in the south west jamb, and a private stair on the north.[2]

Careston Castle is notable for its chimney-pieces.[2] The one in the Hall has an enriched cornice, and an overmantel with the Royal Arms of Scotland.[2] There are fine chimney-pieces also in the dining-room, and the central and east bedrooms on the second floor.[2] These chimney-pieces are thought to be derived in form from designs in Jacques Androuet du Cerceau's Second livre (1561). [4] Campbell also argues that Careston incorporates two of du Cerceau's house designs in the formation of its elevation and plan.[5] Two wings of the building have been demolished.[2]

It is a category A listed building.[6]

References
  1. "Careston Castle". Canmore. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  2. Lindsay, Maurice (1986) The Castles of Scotland. Constable. ISBN 0-09-473430-5 p.46
  3. "Land of the Lindsays" (PDF). Land of the Lindsays. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  4. I. Campbell, 'From du Cerceau to du Cerceau: Scottish Aristocratic Architectural Taste, c. 1570- c.1750' Architectural Heritage 26 (2015), pp. 58-60.
  5. I. Campbell, 'From du Cerceau to du Cerceau: Scottish Aristocratic Architectural Taste, c. 1570- c.1750' Architectural Heritage 26 (2015), p. 65.
  6. "Careston Castle". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
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