Fonab Castle, also known as Port-na-Craig House, is located in Pitlochry,

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, Scotland.''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland''
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(1901)

History

Built in 1892 for Lieutenant Colonel George Glas Sandeman, and now a Category B listed building. In 1946, the building became the property of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, who changed the property's name from Fonab Castle to Port-na-Craig House. The castle was altered internally in 1954. The building lay empty for many years, and was listed on the

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As a hotel

The castle is now a luxury five-star hotel, set in (which is much less than its original acreage due to the flooding of

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to create a reservoir). The hotel has a fine-dining restaurant of three

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s, and 43 guest bedrooms."Pitlochry Fonab Castle hotel, spa sold"
– '' The Herald'', 3 February 2022 In 2022, the property was sold, via a Savills auction, to Fonab SPV.

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*{{official, https://www.fonabcastlehotel.com/ Castles in Perth and Kinross Listed castles in Scotland Listed buildings in Pitlochry Category B listed buildings in Perth and Kinross Buildings and structures completed in 1892 1892 establishments in Scotland Hotels in Perth and Kinross