Historic site in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
| Fonab Castle | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The castle in 2021, viewed from the eastern banks of the River Tummel | |
| Location | Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°41′54″N 3°44′31″W / 56.6983°N 3.7420°W / 56.6983; -3.7420 |
| Built | 1892 (133 years ago) (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 | |
Fonab Castle, also known as Port-na-Craig House, is located in Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
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.
The building lay empty for many years, and was listed on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.
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). The hotel has a fine-dining restaurant of three AA Rosettes, and 43 guest bedrooms.
In 2022, the property was sold, via a Savills auction, to Fonab SPV.
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