Basic Site Details
| Name: | Plean Tower and Manor House |
| Town, district or village: | Plean |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Plane Castle | Yes | |
| Plean Castle | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1430 | Original tower | ||
| 1528 | Hall House or Manor house | ||
| 1908 | Additions, including top storey | ||
| 1991 | 1996 | Restoration | Rebuilding and additions. Sandstone dressings quarried and carved in India, painted ceiling in late 16th century Scottish manner, designed and executed by John Wetten Brown. |
| 1992 | 1995 | Restoration | Restoration of hall house (manor house) with three vaulted chambers |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) David Menzies | 1908 | Additions, including top storey | |||
| John Wetten Brown | 1991 | 1996 | Restoration of tower | ||
| Bruce P Wright | B | 1992 | 1995 | Restoration of hall house | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Wright, John P | Working with John Wetten Brown |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p632 | |
| www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz | 2006 | www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz | Website of the Gazetteer for Scotland | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Scotland on Sunday | 7 September 2008 | At Home section | pp8-12 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 13859 | |