Grid reference: NH 8862 0985. The fortification was […] derived from motte to rear of house. The estate woodlands contain significant stands of Caledonian pine, which broadly, cover the area of 18th century pinewood (Smout, 1997, p.116). Strathspey, broad at this point, forms a division between the Cairngorm and Monadhliath mountains. The Doune, the Grant's mansion house, dates from the late 17th century. The West Lodge (1805), remodelled by Elizabeth and Jane Grant in 1812, is a single storey white-harled cottage with projecting piended roof supported by brick pilasters forming a veranda. The new steading was admired by James Robinson in A General View of the Agriculture of the County of Inverness (1808) as a 'large steading of handsome offices' with Doune Farmhouse and the grieve's house part of the complex. A picturesque designed landscape of outstanding historical value, that is documented in Garnt's Memoirs (1845) and forms the main ornamental landscape character along this stretch of Strathspey. In 1900, a monument was erected to Dr James Martineau. © Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. Patrick Grant 6th of Rothiemurchus known as ‘McAlpin was born in 1665 and in the late 17th he is said to have moved from the Dell of Rothiemurchus to the ‘fine house’ he built at the foot of the ‘Dun’, taking with him a carved armorial stone celebrating his great grandfather’s marriage in 1590 to Jean Gordon. The door lintel dated 1598, comes reportedly from Muckrath Castle. You can visit the completed exterior and still to be completed restoration of The Doune House, Rothiemurchus: April to August every Monday 10.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00 September to March on the first Monday of every month, 10.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00 (except after dusk). By 1882, the estate contained 9,895ha (24,457 acres). Lat / long: 57.16532900, -3.84366450. The designed landscape extends along the east banks of the River Spey, to the west of its confluence with the Milton Burn, which issues northwards from Loch an Eilein. The extent of the designed landscape remains unchanged since. He extended the cottage in the cottage ornée style. The Old Church and Burial Ground, built in 1830, incorporates remains of an earlier church. Doune House is the traditional family home of the Grants of Rothiemurchus and forms part of the Rothiemurchus Estate. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing – see 'About Listed Buildings' below for more information. Rothiemurchus Croft House, built between 1812-14 to the design of the Grant sisters, is a picturesque white-harled, two-storey, irregular three-bay house with a single storey south wing. Most is now arable although some parkland trees survive, the most prominent being remnants of the early/mid 18th century avenue south-east of the house. These hills contain views along the length of the broad flat floodplain, mainly southwards, where the parkland extends along the riverside, accentuating the long views. There are no images available for this record, you may want to check Canmore for images relating to ROTHIEMURCHUS, THE DOUNE. Anyone molesting the stones is visitied by an Bodach an Duin (the spirit of the Doune) After several cases of illness and death, an iron grate now keeps the stones from being touched. Single, off-centre piended dormer. When Sir John was appointed a Judge in Bombay in 1827, Georgiana, 6th Duchess of Bedford, 5th daughter of the 4th Duke and Duchess of Gordon (see Kinrara) leased The Doune. centuries. “A couple of good bedrooms above reached by a turning stair” were built to form a Georgian front to the house. © Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. Canmore ID 77384. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 , ed. Datum OSGB36 - NGR. We add sites of national importance to the inventory using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019). Formerly a 17th/early 18th century formal design, it was significantly informalised in the 19th century by parkland designed according to picturesque principles. There are no images available for this record. Our app is your one-stop shop for information on Scotland's iconic historic attractions. It appears from the masonry, that the present Doune House could have been part of a settlement or possibly defended courtyard below and beside the Dun, possibly when the Norman motte and bailey fortifications were brought to Northern Scotland in the 12th & 13th C. It is likely that the ‘Dun’ was not rebuilt after Comyns burnt and destroyed the timber fort or palisade on top of the Dun in 1411, and that the Shaws defended the site of the present Doune House even after they lost Rothiemurchus in 1540, first to the Gordons and then in 1542 to John Grant 4th of Freuchie and his son Patrick Grant of Muckerach – “gin they could win it”. Between 1769-71, wood sales reached £370 per annum compared with £175 from farm rentals on the estate. The planning authority is the main point of contact for all applications of this type. It was a very pretty cottage, particularly suited to the scenery...' (Grant 1898, p.322). Regular single bay return E gable, with ground and 1st floor windows, each with long/short, rustication and keystoned lintel in ground floor. Enquiries about development proposals, such as those requiring planning permission, on or around inventory sites should be made to the planning authority. Although much of the wood was clear-felled in the 1830s, regeneration was good, as saplings regenerated 'as straight and thick as trees in a nursery' (Smout, 1997, p.116). The garden was fenced and consisted of two compartments. (Main tribal stronghold at Tordarroch) It is not a definitive account or a complete description of the site(s). Rothiemurchus : Dell, Dalnavert, Kinrara na Choille, Guislich, Achnahatnich, Tullochgrue. The picturesque estate buildings, particularly Rothiemurchus Croft House which is an early example, give the site high Architectural value. Details; Collections ; Images ; Overview. The Shaws continued to fight for the site only giving up their claim in 1570 when Alan Shaw was outlawed for the murder of his stepfather, escaping the country in 1586. These are ruined and little else survives apart from the traces of some footpaths and a few fruit trees. It was a very pretty cottage, particularly suited to the scenery...' (Grant 1898, p.322). The presence of the possible motte and bailey and the old parish church, give the site high Archaeological value. SC045925. Ordnance Survey licence number 100057073. By the 19th century, parkland extended across the valley floor to include the lower, east-facing slopes of Ord Bàn and the banks of the Milton Burn. An ornamental pond lies adjacent to, and to the west of, the north drive leading to The Doune. Administrative Areas. He picked out a great many pretty elevations, suggested the necessary changes, and left it to Jane and me to make correct drawings and working plans' (Grant, 1898, p.322). He extended the cottage in the cottage ornée style. The Doune Farm Cottages comprise a single-storey cottages range, built to a 'U' plan dating to 1800-10. Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body established to investigate, care for and promote Scotland's historic environment. An at-a-glance overview of all our UK events. The designed landscape dominates its surroundings and, together with Kinrara on the Spey's west banks, contributes to the landscape character of this section of Strathspey. Family home of Grants of Rothiemurchus. The Doune dates from the late 17th century with various additions up to the mid 19th century. Nigel Tranter, THE QUEEN'S SCOTLAND; THE NORTH-EAST. Pre-booked visitors can enjoy the weekly guided visit to the partial ‘new’ Doune repair and completed old Doune as part of The Highland Lady Safari tour which meets at Rothiemurchus Centre every Wednesday and for groups by special arrangement. The east drive enters the parkland from an elevated gateway on the B970 adjacent to the former Kitchen Garden. Lat / long: 57.16593400, -3.84339700 See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of … The Polchar, a gamekeeper's cottage, was later leased by Dr. James Martineau, (the Unitarian divine) for five months annually between 1877 until his death in 1900. The 6th Duke of Bedford died at Rothiemurchus in 1839. Re-set datestone of, 1598 initialled PG for Patrick Grant taken from Dell of, Rothiemurchus, a jointure house with Muckrach Castle from, whence Patrick Grant came. You must be signed in to do this. The ‘Dun’ meaning fortification was originally owned by the Shaw Clan. In 1877, the mansion house was again extended, being heightened to three storeys by the architect John Lessels. whence Patrick Grant came. Married (in 1803) to John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766-1839), the great agriculturist, art collector and horticulturist, Georgiana improved the policies. He picked out a great many pretty elevations, suggested the necessary changes, and left it to Jane and me to make correct drawings and working plans' (Grant, 1898, p.322). Localisation: Doune of Rothiemurchus, Inverness. In 1808 the farm steading, which had surrounded The Doune, was demolished and rebuilt to the north of Doune Hill leaving the grounds to be landscaped. From 1797 onwards, Sir John Peter Grant aggrandised the house and extended it eastwards to his own designs. The statement will use the word 'excluding' and quote the relevant section of the 1997 Act. Writing in 1812 Elizabeth Grant remarks on the dilapidated state of the church and neglected graveyard.

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