From Canmore;
QUOTE
Archaeology Notes
NO33SE 30 3942 3067.
(NO 3946 3067) Dudhope Castle (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
Duhope Castle measures c. 125' E-W over the towers by c. 120' N-S. It is designed on the plan of a central courtyard with buildings surrounding it, but only two sides of the quadrangle have been erected, the other two sides being formed by a wall which has now disappeared. The castle is 4 storeys high, though originally it was one storey less. The entrance gateway is in the centre of the E front between two drum towers. Belfry and gablet above the entrance are modern. The existing building is dated 1600 over one of the courtyard windows above the entrance passage, but some portions of the structure may be earlier than this as "the tower and fortalice of Dudhope" are mentioned ten years earlier. This, however, may refer to a previous structure, removed to make room for the present building. (Lamb, 1895, states that an earlier castle was known to exist in 1298; it was replaced in 1460 which was completely renovated in 1600.)
It was converted into a woollen manufactory at the end of the 18th century, and subsequently used as a barracks.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1987-92; R L Mackie 1939; A C Lamb 1895.
Dudhope Castle is as described above. It is in a good state of preservation and in use as a club house. A plaque under the main entrance arch reads, "Dudhope Castle - erected end of 16th century on remains of original building 15th century Seat of the Constables of Dundee from circa 1298 - including Graham of Claverhouse, circa 1684. Military Barracks 1796-1879".
Visited by OS (J L D) 17 April 1958.
Though shown as roofed by Tranter, he states that the castle is suffering from neglect. He suggests that the orginal fortalice was probably an oblong tower, to which the wing was added. He (probably erroneously) gives the date inscribed over the window as 1660, not 1600. It has been much altered internally, and is not now in very good condition.
N Tranter 1962-70.
A watching brief was undertaken during environmental improvements. Below the existing courtyard area and adjacent road were layers of makeup containing 19th century pottery. Traces of former courtyard surfaces were observed. At the NW corner of the S wing of the castle two features were noted, a box culvert which may have brought water into the castle, and two aligned large flat slabs which may have been the foundation for the wall that was believed to have formerly enclosed the courtyard.
Sponsor: Dundee District Council.
R Cachart 1992.
Architecture Notes
NO33SE 30.00 39459 30670
NO33SE 30.01 39464 30661
NMRS REFERENCE:
Dundee, Barrack Road, Dudhope Castle.
Plans: I.G. Lindsay Collection, W/441.
NMRS PRINTROOM
W Schomberg Scott Photograph Collection Acc no 1997/39
'Dudhope Castle'
'Officers Mess, Dudhope'
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
Scottish Records Office
Dundee. Theiking of the gallery at the house of Dudhope.
Receipted account from John & Wiliam Guild, slaters.
1673 GD 137/4138/11
Plasterwork at the House of Dudhope.
The work includes: His lordship's own study 'and round under it' The King's chamber, his lordship's dressing room, The Lady's bed chamber' and round', the diningroom, the hall, the new entry, his lordship's entry, the round above the pantry, the North chamber under the galleries and the lattermeat hall. Receipted account from David Milne, mason at Dudhope.
1673 GD 137/4138/15
Wright work at the House of Dudhope.
The work includes: roofing and sarking of the galleries, taking up old flooring of the old tower, relaying the floors, levelling of joists, lining of 6 windows with bound work - all of them being in the Hall, Dining Room, preparing chimneys and making door and windows.
Reciepted account from Robert Chrystall, Wright.
1673 GD 127/4138/16
Wright work at the House of Dudhope.
The work includes laying of the floors and making of doors and concerns: halls, dindingroom, innerchambers, my lord's study, gallery, my lady's chamber, 'Washing house with a fixed bed', cellars in trance, hawkhouse and door to bartisan head in lodging.
Reciepted account from Robert Chrystall, Wright
1673-1674 GD 137/4138/25
Accounts and reciepts for alterations and repairs undertaken for Lord Haltoune at the Houose of Dudhope.
Chamberlain: John Maitland
Mason: David Milne
Wright: Robert Chrystall
Slaters: John and William Guild
1672-1675 GD 137/4138/1-32
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References
Cachart, R (1992 d)
'Dudhope Castle, Dundee (Dundee parish): 16th century castle',
Discovery Excav Scot, 1992, 73,
Driscoll, S T (1995 )
'Excavations on Dundee Law, 1993',
Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 125, 1995, 1106,
Lamb, A C (1895 )
Dundee: its quaint and historic buildings,
Dundee, chapter X,
MacGibbon and Ross, D and T (1887-92 )
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries,
5v, Edinburgh, Vol. 4, 270-5,
Mackie, R L (1939 )
Scientific survey of Scotland,
71,
Tranter, N (1962-70 )
'The fortified house in Scotland',
Edinburgh, Vol. 4, 112-14,
NO33SE 30 3942 3067.
(NO 3946 3067) Dudhope Castle (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
Duhope Castle measures c. 125' E-W over the towers by c. 120' N-S. It is designed on the plan of a central courtyard with buildings surrounding it, but only two sides of the quadrangle have been erected, the other two sides being formed by a wall which has now disappeared. The castle is 4 storeys high, though originally it was one storey less. The entrance gateway is in the centre of the E front between two drum towers. Belfry and gablet above the entrance are modern. The existing building is dated 1600 over one of the courtyard windows above the entrance passage, but some portions of the structure may be earlier than this as "the tower and fortalice of Dudhope" are mentioned ten years earlier. This, however, may refer to a previous structure, removed to make room for the present building. (Lamb, 1895, states that an earlier castle was known to exist in 1298; it was replaced in 1460 which was completely renovated in 1600.)
It was converted into a woollen manufactory at the end of the 18th century, and subsequently used as a barracks.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1987-92; R L Mackie 1939; A C Lamb 1895.
Dudhope Castle is as described above. It is in a good state of preservation and in use as a club house. A plaque under the main entrance arch reads, "Dudhope Castle - erected end of 16th century on remains of original building 15th century Seat of the Constables of Dundee from circa 1298 - including Graham of Claverhouse, circa 1684. Military Barracks 1796-1879".
Visited by OS (J L D) 17 April 1958.
Though shown as roofed by Tranter, he states that the castle is suffering from neglect. He suggests that the orginal fortalice was probably an oblong tower, to which the wing was added. He (probably erroneously) gives the date inscribed over the window as 1660, not 1600. It has been much altered internally, and is not now in very good condition.
N Tranter 1962-70.
A watching brief was undertaken during environmental improvements. Below the existing courtyard area and adjacent road were layers of makeup containing 19th century pottery. Traces of former courtyard surfaces were observed. At the NW corner of the S wing of the castle two features were noted, a box culvert which may have brought water into the castle, and two aligned large flat slabs which may have been the foundation for the wall that was believed to have formerly enclosed the courtyard.
Sponsor: Dundee District Council.
R Cachart 1992.
Architecture Notes
NO33SE 30.00 39459 30670
NO33SE 30.01 39464 30661
NMRS REFERENCE:
Dundee, Barrack Road, Dudhope Castle.
Plans: I.G. Lindsay Collection, W/441.
NMRS PRINTROOM
W Schomberg Scott Photograph Collection Acc no 1997/39
'Dudhope Castle'
'Officers Mess, Dudhope'
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
Scottish Records Office
Dundee. Theiking of the gallery at the house of Dudhope.
Receipted account from John & Wiliam Guild, slaters.
1673 GD 137/4138/11
Plasterwork at the House of Dudhope.
The work includes: His lordship's own study 'and round under it' The King's chamber, his lordship's dressing room, The Lady's bed chamber' and round', the diningroom, the hall, the new entry, his lordship's entry, the round above the pantry, the North chamber under the galleries and the lattermeat hall. Receipted account from David Milne, mason at Dudhope.
1673 GD 137/4138/15
Wright work at the House of Dudhope.
The work includes: roofing and sarking of the galleries, taking up old flooring of the old tower, relaying the floors, levelling of joists, lining of 6 windows with bound work - all of them being in the Hall, Dining Room, preparing chimneys and making door and windows.
Reciepted account from Robert Chrystall, Wright.
1673 GD 127/4138/16
Wright work at the House of Dudhope.
The work includes laying of the floors and making of doors and concerns: halls, dindingroom, innerchambers, my lord's study, gallery, my lady's chamber, 'Washing house with a fixed bed', cellars in trance, hawkhouse and door to bartisan head in lodging.
Reciepted account from Robert Chrystall, Wright
1673-1674 GD 137/4138/25
Accounts and reciepts for alterations and repairs undertaken for Lord Haltoune at the Houose of Dudhope.
Chamberlain: John Maitland
Mason: David Milne
Wright: Robert Chrystall
Slaters: John and William Guild
1672-1675 GD 137/4138/1-32
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References
Cachart, R (1992 d)
'Dudhope Castle, Dundee (Dundee parish): 16th century castle',
Discovery Excav Scot, 1992, 73,
Driscoll, S T (1995 )
'Excavations on Dundee Law, 1993',
Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 125, 1995, 1106,
Lamb, A C (1895 )
Dundee: its quaint and historic buildings,
Dundee, chapter X,
MacGibbon and Ross, D and T (1887-92 )
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries,
5v, Edinburgh, Vol. 4, 270-5,
Mackie, R L (1939 )
Scientific survey of Scotland,
71,
Tranter, N (1962-70 )
'The fortified house in Scotland',
Edinburgh, Vol. 4, 112-14,