Historic houses · Central Scotland
Touch House
Touch House — house in Stirling, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stirling · 4.6 km
About
Touch House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Stirling, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.1112°, -4.0064°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Touch House is a country house located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Stirling in central Scotland. It stands at the foot of the Touch Hills, on the south side of the River Forth. The house incorporates a 16th-century tower house, but its present form dates to the middle of the 18th century when the south facade was added, described by Historic Environment Scotland as "Probably the finest Georgian elevation in the County of Stirling." The house is a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
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Background
History
The name derives from the Gaelic tulach, meaning hillock, and is first recorded in 1329 in the form Tulch. The Touch estate was the property of the Frasers; a tower house may have existed from the 14th century. Touch was acquired by Alexander Seton, kinsman of the powerful Seton family, in the middle of the 15th century, and in 1480 his son Alexander is recorded as 1st laird of Touch. Debts were incurred during the building of the house, and Hugh Seton continued to borrow money to fund agricultural improvements, including drainage works on the carse (floodplain) of the Forth. Hugh was eventually imprisoned as a debtor in Dover Castle, leaving the country on his release. His son Archibald…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1112, -4.0064
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- FK8 3AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
- Nearest railway station
- Stirling — 4.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7828592 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Touch House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Touch House?
- Touch House is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode FK8 3AQ).
- Is Touch House a listed building?
- Touch House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Touch House?
- The nearest railway station is Stirling, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode FK8 3AQ.