Pitfour Castle is an historic home in St Madoes

St Madoes

St Madoes is a village in the Carse of Gowrie in Scotland. It has a shop and two parks. It also has a primary school and a church. It is located near Errol, between Dundee and Perth. It has been believed to have been founded by Saint Madoch. There are 3 standing stones in the school playground...

 in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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History

The design is attributed to Robert Adam

Robert Adam

Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...

 and built in 1784.

It was advertised for sale in July 1967 by the London estate agents, Ralph Pay, Lord and Ransom, with the following text (capitalisation preserved):

A FINE EXAMPLE OF ADAM ARCHITECTURE BUILT IN 1784 OF GREY STONE

OVERLOOKING ATTRACTIVE COUNTRYSIDE TO THE RIVER TAY WITH THE HILLS RISING BEYOND.

[...]

FINE CIRCULAR WROUGHT IRON STAIRCASE RISING THROUGH THE HOUSE TO A CUPOLA WITH PAINTED CARTOONS BY RITCHIE.

Large and well proportioned rooms with high ceilings.12 principal bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 5 reception rooms, staff accornmodation.

GROUNDS OF 12 ACRES including 7 ACRE FIELD.

FREEHOLD £25,000

The sculptor of the "painted cartoons by Ritchie" was most probably Alexander Handyside Ritchie (b.1804, d.1870) or his brother John Ritchie

John Ritchie

John Ritchie was an English footballer. He is Stoke City's all time record goalscorer.-Playing career:Born in Kettering, Ritchie is Stoke City's top marksman of all-time having scored 176 goals in 343 games during two spells at the club, from June 1962 to November 1966, and from July 1969 to May...

(b.1809, d.1850).

Current Use

The castle has since been subdivided into individual, privately owned apartments. The stable block has also been converted into a series of two storey dwelling houses, which along with the lodge house, are also privately owned. Some of the apartments are available as holiday lets.