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Castle Grant

Building(s) (period Unassigned)
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Castle Grant stands in the Highland as a 16th century L-shaped skeleton swallowed by an 18th century mansion, leaving only the original wing and its corbelled parapet visible through the newer stone. Sir Ludovic Grant ordered that transformation, while John Adam drew plans and masons hewed local stone for staircases, chambers and gardens. The house later fell empty and began to rot, but its layered walls still preserve the shape of several generations who argued over doors, windows and gardens before abandoning the building to rain and time.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Grant as Building(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Castle Grant is a historic site associated with the Grant family, a prominent Scottish clan, and was likely developed or significantly held by them from at least the 16th century. It is remembered as part of the historic and cultural heritage of the Scottish Highlands, reflecting the region's feudal and clan-based history.

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Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0