Menstrie Castle
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Menstrie Castle is a historic 16th-century tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, notable as the birthplace of Sir William Alexander, a key figure in the early colonization of Nova Scotia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menstrie Castle canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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tower house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Scottish tower house ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nova Scotia colonization
ⓘ
Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum display area
ⓘ
residential apartments ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public road from Menstrie village centre ⓘ |
| hasBirthplaceOf | Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Castles in Clackmannanshire
ⓘ
Category A listed buildings in Clackmannanshire ⓘ Tower houses in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 56.151 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -3.858 ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Nova Scotia Room
NERFINISHED
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displays on Scottish colonization of Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crow-stepped gables
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turreted stair tower ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWatercourse | River Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central tower block
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ later wings ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | commemorating Sir William Alexander ⓘ |
| hasRestorationSponsor |
National Trust for Scotland (advisory role)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Civic Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Clackmannanshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Menstrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ochil Hills foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Ochil Hills
NERFINISHED
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village of Menstrie ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with early colonization of Nova Scotia
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birthplace of Sir William Alexander ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 3 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction | fortified residence ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Clackmannanshire Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | pitched slate roof ⓘ |
| underwent | restoration in 20th century ⓘ |
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