Converted remains of Rossie Priory
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Rossie Priory is a Category B listed
Structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. country house and estate to the north of Inchture, in Perthshire, Scotland, about {{convert|10|mi|spell=in}} west of Dundee. Completed in 1807, the house was designed by the architect William Atkinson in Gothic Revival Style for Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird. It was added to between 1839 and 1840, and the chapel was completed in 1865–1866.[1][2] Despite its name, the house has no monastic associations.[1]
In the aftermath of the Second World War, like many similar houses, the management and maintenance of Rossie Priory became impractical. In 1949 most of the building was demolished, leaving only the two-storey west wing and the chapel, which were restored and modernised by the architectural practice of Basil Spence & Partners.[1]
Landscape
The designed landscape and gardens of Rossie Priory are considered by Historic Environment Scotland to be of “outstanding value as a Work of Art”. They were laid out between 1800 and 1833, and were further developed between 1887 and up to the present day. The landscape includes parklands, woodlands and walled gardens. An arboretum was established in the 1860s, and there are three main ornamental gardens: the Terrace Garden, the Topiary Garden and the Water Garden.[3]
