Coldoch (site of)


Parish: Kincardine

County: Perthshire

Grid reference: NS 69899 98129

Lat / long: 56.158083, -4.096190

Alternative names: Coldoch House; Coldoth

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

Coldoch is mentioned in the 15th century, when a son of Sir Malcolm Drummond of Cargill and Stobhall, is described as James Drummond of Coldoch (born around 1450, died before June 1498.

In 1513 Robert Spittal, James IV's tailor, is said to have built an L-plan tower house at Coldoch, consisting of a two storey square tower with a wing projecting to the east. There was a large turret staircase on the north, possibly in the re-entrant angle, which contained the main entrance.

The old house was later extended, possibly by the Graham family, but in 1965 it was demolished.

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created Friday, June 24th, 2011 at 10:04 pm, last updated Friday, June 24th, 2011 at 10:46 pm