Fonab Castle

Fonab Castle
The castle in 2021, viewed from the eastern banks of the River Tummel
LocationPitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Coordinates56°41′54″N 3°44′31″W / 56.6983°N 3.7420°W / 56.6983; -3.7420
Built1892 (133 years ago) (1892)
ArchitectAndrew Heiton
Architectural style(s)Scots baronial
Listed Building – Category B
Designated5 October 1971
Reference no.LB39859
Fonab Castle is located in Perth and Kinross
Fonab Castle
Location of Fonab Castle in Perth and Kinross

Fonab Castle, also known as Port-na-Craig House, is located in Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c 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)
  2. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Foss Road, Port-Na-Craig House, including walled garden, gatepiers and gates (LB39859)". Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Pitlochry Fonab Castle hotel, spa sold" Archived 22 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine – The Herald, 3 February 2022