Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cowden Castle

Cowden Castle, a mansion in Muckart parish, Perthshire, 2¼ miles ENE of Dollar. Occupying the site of an ancient fortalice, which belonged to the see of St Andrews, it is the seat of John Christie, Esq. (b. 1824; suc. 1859), who owns 1672 acres in the shire, valued at £1625 per annum.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Muckhart ScoP       Perthshire ScoCnty

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