Formal Garden, Drummond Castle is a Grade A listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Formal garden.
Formal Garden, Drummond Castle
- WRENN ID
- grey-foundation-birch
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire MP: Pete Wishart (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Formal garden
- OS grid reference
- NN 844 179
- Coordinates
- 56.33957, -3.87082
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Formal Garden at Drummond Castle is a large walled enclosure designed by Kennedy in 1832, built on the site of an older garden with additions made in 1956. The garden is laid out in a formal style, featuring terraces and a grand staircase that leads down from the mansion and keep. It contains approximately 50 pieces of sculpture dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
One notable feature is the sundial, which is a square pillar with an octagonal center and a spired top, featuring 76 hollow and facet dials. This sundial is dated 1630 and was created by John Mylne III, a master mason.
Another significant element is the Grimsthorpe facade, a classical garden ornament or "gloriette" that has a central arch and a large basin, flanked by Roman Doric columns and niches that hold statues. This feature dates from the 18th century and was relocated from Grimsthorpe in 1932.
The garden also includes Baroque single arch pavilions made of channeled ashlar, which have marble busts at the wallhead. The date of these pavilions is uncertain, but they are thought to be from around 1832.
Additionally, there is a bridge with four arches, constructed of rubble and featuring battlemented parapets, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century.
Local climate
Formal Garden, Drummond Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,260 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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