Brodie Castle
Moray, Scotland
City/Town/Village: Dyke
District: Moray
County: Moray
Latitude/Longitude: 57.5984, -3.70894
Postcode: IV36 2TD
(postcode is for sat-nav purposes only, and may not represent the actual address of the castle)
District: Moray
County: Moray
Latitude/Longitude: 57.5984, -3.70894
Postcode: IV36 2TD
(postcode is for sat-nav purposes only, and may not represent the actual address of the castle)
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Brodie Castle is a 16th century Z-plan tower house, founded by Alexander Brodie. The old tower is of four storeys and a garret, with a wide projecting stair turret in the re-entrant angle. Additions were made to the castle in the 17th and 19th century and family may have been associated with the area from 1160.
Harled with ashlar margins and dressings.
Main S elevation incorporates at W 1567 tower house with earlier 17th century addition; cap-house, crenellated corbelled wallhead, water spouts and decorative gablets to dormer windows. Entrance in re-entrant angle with projecting stair turret rising from 1st floor terminating with slender conical roof.
Gabled E portion of 1824-52 with wide 5-bay return E garden front with projecting outer gables. Hoodmoulded, mullioned and transomed fenestration, canted windows, shaped and crowstepped gables. 5-bay single storey and attic wing with similar fenestration extends at right angles at NE. Varied glazing; coped end, wallhead and ridge stacks; slate roof.
INTERIOR: entrance hall, James Wylson, circa 1845 adaption of earlier vaulted undercroft; stumpy (circa 1845) columns with foliated capitals; re-set inscribed stone plaques.
LIBRARY: circa 1845, lined with wooden bookcases under continuous egg and dart frieze.
BLUE SITTING ROOM: vaulted ceiling with embossed plaster motifs and strapwork of 1635-40.
RED DRAWING ROOM: originally 1st floor hall of 1567 castle re-decorated 1820's by William Burn; groined plaster ceiling; ornate panelled chimneypiece with carved figures rising to ceiling height.
DINING ROOM: former 1st floor hall of 17th century wing. Late 17th century heavily embossed ceiling, grained and stained circa 1825. Panelling and doors also grained.
DRAWING ROOM: William Burn, 1824 with painted decoration on architraves, over-doors and ceiling probably dating from 1860's (restored 1982).
BEST BED CHAMBER: 17th century plaster ceiling frieze and corner motifs.
Brodie Castle is a Listed Building. Here's what the official description says about it:
Tower-house with Scottish Baronial alterations and additions. Substantial mansion dating variously from 1567 to 1852. Additions of 1824 by William Burn, completed by James Wylson, circa 1840-1852. Restored 1978-80. Mainly 3-storeys, roughly L-plan incorporating original 16th century Z-plan tower.Harled with ashlar margins and dressings.
Main S elevation incorporates at W 1567 tower house with earlier 17th century addition; cap-house, crenellated corbelled wallhead, water spouts and decorative gablets to dormer windows. Entrance in re-entrant angle with projecting stair turret rising from 1st floor terminating with slender conical roof.
Gabled E portion of 1824-52 with wide 5-bay return E garden front with projecting outer gables. Hoodmoulded, mullioned and transomed fenestration, canted windows, shaped and crowstepped gables. 5-bay single storey and attic wing with similar fenestration extends at right angles at NE. Varied glazing; coped end, wallhead and ridge stacks; slate roof.
INTERIOR: entrance hall, James Wylson, circa 1845 adaption of earlier vaulted undercroft; stumpy (circa 1845) columns with foliated capitals; re-set inscribed stone plaques.
LIBRARY: circa 1845, lined with wooden bookcases under continuous egg and dart frieze.
BLUE SITTING ROOM: vaulted ceiling with embossed plaster motifs and strapwork of 1635-40.
RED DRAWING ROOM: originally 1st floor hall of 1567 castle re-decorated 1820's by William Burn; groined plaster ceiling; ornate panelled chimneypiece with carved figures rising to ceiling height.
DINING ROOM: former 1st floor hall of 17th century wing. Late 17th century heavily embossed ceiling, grained and stained circa 1825. Panelling and doors also grained.
DRAWING ROOM: William Burn, 1824 with painted decoration on architraves, over-doors and ceiling probably dating from 1860's (restored 1982).
BEST BED CHAMBER: 17th century plaster ceiling frieze and corner motifs.
Information from British Listed Buildings