Murthly House

[1] The house was commissioned by Sir John Archibald Drummond Stuart, 6th Baronet, who selected the eminent Edinburgh architect James Gillespie Graham for the task.

[3] Graham usually worked in a controlled Georgian style, such as his Moray Estate scheme, but chose a highly unconventional Jacobean style, with detailing copied from George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, and was built in a highly ornate and symmetrical fashion, as might have been found in a 17th century Scottish palace.

The project began in 1827 as soon as Drummond-Stewart became baronet (on the death of his father), but as the house was never completed it was never wholly occupied, but from 1831 it had a roof and was used for social events such as balls.

[4] Augustus Pugin, a great admirer of Gillespie Graham, admitted to have been hugely influenced by the design of the house.

[5][6] Pugin became acquainted with Gillespie Graham and the project in 1829 and by 1831 was also involved creating "carvings" for the interior, including a drawing room in the style of Louis XIV (later moved to Murthly Castle).