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Dunninald Castle is a privately owned country house south of Montrose in

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, which was listed as Category A by

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in 1971.

History

The name ''Dunninald'' is derived from the Gaelic expressions "Dun" (fortification, castle) and "Ard" (high, towering). Dunninald has given its name to three buildings since the Middle Ages. The first Dunninald Castle referred to a castle known colloquially as ''Black Jack Castle'' on a cliff above the

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. The second building was a manor house, built around 1590, which was near the location of today's building. the property was held by the Gray family until 1610 Patrick Leighton of Usan acquired the property in 1617 before it passed to Thomas Allardyce of Allardyce through marriage in 1663. It was sold to the Scotts of Usan in 1696. The foundations of the surrounding park were probably laid during the 17th century. In the 1800s the property passed to the Scotts of Logie. The merchant, chairman of the

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and later politician

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bought Dunninald from his brother Archibald in 1786 after his return from India. Scott entrusted James Playfair with the design of a new mansion and a planned settlement however Scott's numerous obligations and poor health, as well as Playfair's death in 1794, meant that the plans were not implemented. After Scott's death in 1805, his son inherited the property but having inherited another property, he sold Dunninald to Robert Spears. In 1811, the estate was acquired by Peter Arkley and he hired the Scottish architect

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to build a new house. Construction began in 1819 and was completed in 1824. The gardens and parks were developed around the turn of the twentieth century and the present building has remained largely unchanged to this day. Patrick Arkley's daughter, Eliza Arkley, married John Stansfeld (1840–1928) of Field House, Sowerby, and it remains the residence of the Stansfeld family.

Architecture

Dunninald Castle is a large two-storey Gothic Revival castellated mansion house was completed in 1824 by the architect

. It has a three-storey corner tower and stair turret and good interiors.

References

External links

Official Website of Dunninald Castle
{{Authority Control Category A listed buildings in Angus, Scotland Buildings and structures in Angus, Scotland Castles in Angus, Scotland Houses in Angus, Scotland Country houses in Angus, Scotland Buildings and structures completed in 1824 James Gillespie Graham buildings Stansfeld family

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