Ruthven Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

29126

Title

Ruthven Castle

Artist / maker

Ross, Thomas

Date

1879

Size

28.8 x 35.3 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Art and Design Library

Thomas Ross was born at Wardheads, Errol, and attended local schools before going to Glasgow around 1855 to work as an assistant to architect Alexander Kirkland.
In 1862 he began as an assistant to David MacGibbon in Edinburgh, and was made a partner in the firm of MacGibbon and Ross in 1872. Ross began sketching the architecture of Scotland along with his senior partner, contributing to the latter's public lectures, and culminating in the pair's major publications.

Ruthven Castle was a D-plan tower castle at Ruthven in Angus. The castle was built before the 16th century near the eastern bank of the Isla River, It was largely demolished in 1790 for construction of Ruthven House.

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