# Killiechassie

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Historic country estate and house in Scotland

Killiechassie Killiechassie, showing the house in the centre Interactive map of the Killiechassie area General information Location Weem, Scotland Coordinates 56°37′52″N 3°51′18″W / 56.631°N 3.855°W / 56.631; -3.855 Cost £440,000[1][2] Owner privately held

**Killiechassie** is a country estate and house near [Weem](/source/Weem), about one mile (two kilometres) northeast of [Aberfeldy](/source/Aberfeldy%2C_Perth_and_Kinross),[3] in [Perth and Kinross](/source/Perth_and_Kinross), Scotland. The estate lies on the banks of the [River Tay](/source/River_Tay)[4] in some 12 acres (5 hectares), about 74 miles (119 kilometres) north of [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh). It was owned by the Douglas family in the latter part of the 19th century, and a new house was erected in 1865. A [dovecote](/source/Dovecote) by the house was [listed](/source/Listed_building) as Grade B on 9 June 1981. The house was purchased by author [J.K. Rowling](/source/J.K._Rowling) in 2001.

## History

The Killiechassie Estate has existed for centuries, and historically fell within the civil parish of [Logierait](/source/Logierait).[5] The name *Killiechassie* is from [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic) *Cill Chasaidh*, "the church of the steep face," which refers to a church which stood on the hill there.[6] This was part of the earldom of [Atholl](/source/Atholl) and was then granted by [Máel Coluim, Earl of Atholl](/source/M%C3%A1el_Coluim%2C_Earl_of_Atholl), to [Scone Abbey](/source/Scone_Abbey) in the 12th century.[6]

An [Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey) map of 1862.  Features marked include a fountain, kennel, [mausoleum](/source/Mausoleum) and well.  The River Tay is shown running to the east of the estate.

In the 17th century the estate was owned by members of [Clan Murray](/source/Clan_Murray) who became the [Dukes of Atholl](/source/Duke_of_Atholl).[6] Later proprietors of Killiechassie included the Robertson family, who belonged to the house of [Struan](/source/Struan%2C_Perthshire).[7] In 1727, the estate was owned by the Reverend Robert Stewart, who left money for a chapel to be built there. On his death in 1729 he was buried here, followed by his wife, Anne, a year later.[8] According to legend, [Bonnie Prince Charlie](/source/Bonnie_Prince_Charlie) was reputed to have sheltered in a sycamore tree here on his retreat to [Inverness](/source/Inverness) in 1746 during the [Jacobite rising of 1745–46](/source/Jacobite_rising_of_1745%E2%80%9346).[9] A small loch in the vicinity is, according to superstition, occupied by a Celtic water spirit.[10]

In 1850, the estate was documented to be held by a Miss Fleming, when it was described by poet David Millar as "almost opposite Aberfeldy, a sweet place, but capable of much greater embellishment."[11] In the later 19th century, the estate was owned by the Douglas family, and an Edward Octavius Douglas, nephew of [John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry](/source/John_Douglas%2C_7th_Marquess_of_Queensberry) held it in 1871, and a Hannah Charlotte Douglas by 1892.[12][13] In 1865 the older house was replaced with a new one. The [Laird](/source/Laird) of Killiechassie is listed in the 1956 Scottish Record Society publication *A Directory of Landownership in Scotland, c. 1770*, ed. Loretta Timperley.[14][10]

The house was purchased by author [J.K. Rowling](/source/J.K._Rowling) in 2001,[15] and she married Neil Murray there, the ceremony being held in the library on 26 December 2001.[16][17]

## Architecture

The current house was built in 1865. A freestanding [dovecote](/source/Dovecote), built from rubble at this time, is a [grade B listed feature](/source/Listed_building#Scotland), having a "[Gothic](/source/Gothic_Revival_architecture), symmetrical frontage with centre tower and pyramid roof", with [jerkin-head gables](/source/Jerkinhead).[18][19] However, the house remains classified as a Georgian property,[4] and *[Country Life](/source/Country_Life_(magazine))* observed that it retains the feel of a [Georgian building](/source/Georgian_architecture), although with intensive alteration, and now features double-glazing, "[mock-Georgian](/source/Mock-Georgian)" doors, and "fake stone cladding".[20]

[Aberfeldy distillery](/source/Aberfeldy_distillery) (part of the [Dewar's](/source/Dewar's) group), school, [Castle Menzies](/source/Castle_Menzies) and [General Wade](/source/George_Wade#Scotland)'s bridge across the Tay at Aberfeldy are in the vicinity.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Herald_1-0)** ["Rowling retreats to banks of the Tay Author pays (pounds) 500,000 for historic Perthshire house"](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12132844.rowling-retreats-to-banks-of-the-tay-author-pays-pounds-500000-for-historic-perthshire-house/). *[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow))*. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ScotLIS_2-0)** ["Property summary for PTH17203"](https://scotlis.ros.gov.uk/property-summary/PTH17203). *ScotLIS*. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LtdHartop1958_3-0)** *[Johnston's gazetteer of Scotland: including a glossary of the most common Gaelic names](https://books.google.com/books?id=dCIOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA141)*, p. 141, at [Google Books](/source/Google_Books)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BeahmKirk2007_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BeahmKirk2007_4-1) Beahm, George; Kirk, Tim (28 February 2007). [*Muggles and Magic: An Unofficial Guide to J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon*](https://books.google.com/books?id=oCGm8JiXP1cC). [Hampton Roads Publishing](/source/Hampton_Roads_Publishing). p. 19. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-57174-542-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-57174-542-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Groome1998_5-0)** *[Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland: a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical](https://books.google.com/books?id=&pg=PA549)*, p. 549, at [Google Books](/source/Google_Books)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CHH_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CHH_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CHH_6-2) Breadalbane Historical Society, [*Killiechassie*](https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075018/http://design15.clickstay.net/sub-history/breadalbane/Killiechassie.htm), Explore Scotland, archived from [the original](http://design15.clickstay.net/sub-history/breadalbane/Killiechassie.htm) on 7 April 2014

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *[The Art Journal](https://books.google.com/books?id=&pg=PA54)*, p. 54, at [Google Books](/source/Google_Books)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Anne Beeson (9 May 2013). ["Killiechassie Burial Ground"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140331143943/http://www.highlandperthshirenews.co.uk/general-civic-activities/killiechassie-burial-ground). *Highland Perthshire News*. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Tara Womersley (22 November 2001), ["Rowling buys a place to potter"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170217094340/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1363103/Rowling-buys-a-place-to-potter.html), *[Daily Telegraph](/source/Daily_Telegraph)*, archived from [the original](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1363103/Rowling-buys-a-place-to-potter.html) on 17 February 2017

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Miller2012_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Miller2012_10-1) *[Harry Potter Places Book Five—Scotland](https://books.google.com/books?id=LYfQFKxrCzsC&pg=PT94)* at [Google Books](/source/Google_Books)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** *[The Tay: A Poem](https://books.google.com/books?id=V5GTU6JiYDcC&pg=PA124&pg=PA124)*, p. 124, at [Google Books](/source/Google_Books)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Burke1871_12-0)** Burke, Sir Bernard (1871). [*A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland*](https://books.google.com/books?id=161CAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA363). Harrison. p. 363.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Shennan1892_13-0)** Shennan, Hay (1892). [*Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland as Settled by the Boundary Commissioners Under the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889*](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_meygAAAAMAAJ). W. Green. p. [234](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_meygAAAAMAAJ/page/n271).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [*A Directory of Landownership in Scotland, circa 1770*](https://books.google.com/books?id=U0iTCMW0M4cC&q=killiechassie++laird&dq=killiechassie++laird). Scottish Record Society. 1956. p. 277. Retrieved 27 June 2019. Laird of Killiechassie: Pitcastle

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Rowling puts a pile of cash on mansion"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220119015213/https://www.scotsman.com/news/rowling-puts-pile-cash-mansion-2470140). *[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)*. 21 November 2001. Archived from [the original](https://www.scotsman.com/news/rowling-puts-pile-cash-mansion-2470140) on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sexton2006_16-0)** Sexton, Colleen A. (2006). [*J. K. Rowling*](https://books.google.com/books?id=v5Qu6O9dXnkC&pg=PA94). [Lerner Publications](/source/Lerner_Publications). p. 94. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8225-3423-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8225-3423-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SmithUnknown2003_17-0)** *[J.K. Rowling: A Biography](https://books.google.com/books?id=UE8GVX6bpIYC&pg=PA217)*, p. 217, at [Google Books](/source/Google_Books)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Killiechassie, Dovecot"](http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-19831-killiechassie-dovecot-weem/map). Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** John Gifford (2007), "Doocots", *Perth and Kinross*, [Yale University Press](/source/Yale_University_Press), p. 90, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780300109221](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780300109221)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** [*Country Life*](https://books.google.com/books?id=R3FMAAAAYAAJ). 1988. p. 64.

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