Castles · Central Scotland
Dowhill Castle
In or near Milnathort.
Dowhill Castle in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Eddie's Rest · 6.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Dowhill Castle in the Scottish Highlands, the nearest railway station is Eddie's Rest, located 6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is KY4 0HZ. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Dowhill Castle is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dowhill Castle is a ruined castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Sited on a hill near Loch Leven, the oldest part of the castle was built in around 1500 as a tower house. The main structure was extended in around 1600 with additional living space, as well as a tower and turret. The castle had a fortified courtyard (barmkin) to the north with a separate tower. There were probably four storeys but only two still survive. The site was owned for many years by the Crambeth family before it passed to the Lindsay family, who built the castle, at the end of the fourteenth century. A series of legal decisions impoverished the Lindsays and they were forced to sell their estate and castle to William Adam in the mid eighteenth century. Though still fit for use as a gentleman's residence, Adam used the castle to house labourers. The structure decayed into ruin and was given by Adam to his son Robert Adam. The latter Adam, an architect, is thought to have been inspired by the castle in his designs for Seton, Dalquharran, and Culzean castles. The stonework at Dowhill was quarried in the nineteenth century until only the ground floor and part of the first floor remained. The castle received protection as an ancient monument in 1936 and a listed building in 1971.
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Background
History
The land on which Dowhill Castle stands was originally owned by the Crambeth family who lived there for many generations, including the thirteenth century bishop Matthew de Crambeth. The land passed into the ownership of a branch of the Lindsay family in around 1398, who built the castle and became the feudal barons of Dowhill in 1412 when that title was given to William Lindsay by the Crambeths. According to Adam Blackwood, Patrick Lindsay, laird of Dowhill warned Mary, Queen of Scots, of a plot to kidnap her and Lord Darnley as they travelled nearby in June 1565. The Lindsays still occupied the castle in 1592 when James Lindsay and Elizabeth Colville married there. The family was…
Architecture
Dowill Castle was a castellated peel tower built in an approximate square shape. Its ruins stand on a hill overlooking Loch Leven and the surrounding countryside. The earliest part of the castle was a rectangular tower house of three or four storeys built in around 1500 that now makes up part of the east end of Dowhill Castle. The 1500 structure was oblong in shape, measuring 10.7 m by 7.9 m. Its walls were 1.6 m thick on average. The building's entrance was on the southern wall and the staircase in the south-eastern corner. The ground floor was a large, vaulted room with a single slit window to the north, and a mezzanine floor, accessed off the turnpike stair. The first floor (the top…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1603, -3.4220
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- KY4 0HZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- Established
- 1500
- Nearest railway station
- Eddie's Rest — 6 km
- Official site
- www.stravaiging.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17834520 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dowhill Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dowhill Castle?
- Dowhill Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY4 0HZ).
- What is Dowhill Castle?
- Dowhill Castle in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Dowhill Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Eddie's Rest, about 6.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY4 0HZ.
- When was Dowhill Castle built?
- Built or established in 1500.
- Does Dowhill Castle charge admission?
- Dowhill Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Dowhill Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Eddie's Rest, about 6.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY4 0HZ.