Fonab Castle
Fonab Castle, also known as Port-na-Craig House, is located in Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1]
| Fonab Castle | |
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.jpg.webp) The castle in 2021, viewed from the eastern banks of the River Tummel | |
| Location | Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.6983°N 3.7420°W |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | Andrew Heiton |
| Architectural style(s) | Scots baronial |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Designated | 5 October 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB39859 |
  Location of Fonab Castle in Perth and Kinross | |
History
Built in 1892 for Lieutenant Colonel George Glas Sandeman, and now a Category B listed building. In 1946, the building became the property of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, who changed the property's name from Fonab Castle to Port-na-Craig House. The castle was altered internally in 1954.[2]
The building lay empty for many years, and was listed on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.[1][2]
As a hotel
The castle is now a luxury five-star hotel, set in 11 acres (4.5 ha) (which is much less than its original acreage due to the flooding of Loch Faskally to create a reservoir).[1] The hotel has a fine-dining restaurant of three AA Rosettes, and 43 guest bedrooms.[3]
In 2022, the property was sold, via a Savills auction, to Fonab SPV.[3]
References
- Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland Archived 15 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Foss Road, Port-Na-Craig House, including walled garden, gatepiers and gates (LB39859)". Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "Pitlochry Fonab Castle hotel, spa sold" Archived 22 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine – The Herald, 3 February 2022