Tour Scotland photograph of Topiary at Fingask Castle, Braes of the Carse, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1642, during the Civil War, the castle was ransacked; in 1672 it was bought by Patrick Threipland in a dilapidated state. Patrick became Provost of Perth and was created a Nova Scotia baronet in Canada in 1678. In about 1674, he renovated the Castle, added a wing, laid out the terraces and planted the woodland. The family followed the Jacobite Cause and the estate was forfeited in 1717. The wife of Sir David Threipland, 2nd Baronet, born 1666, died 1746, leased the estates from the York Building Company in England and looked after them for her family. In 1745, the Castle was partially destroyed by Government troops as a penalty for supporting the Jacobite Uprising. Following Sir David's death in 1746, his daughter managed the estate until her brother Stuart eventually bought it back in 1783. Stuart was an eminent physician, who looked after Prince Charles Edward and subsequently practiced in Edinburgh. Improvements to the estate began under his factor, James Stobie. They were continued by Stuart's son Sir Patrick, born 1762, died 1837, a noted scholar who had been educated in France. Patrick was recognised as a significant improver; he laid out the park. His son, Patrick, 5th Baronet, created the topiary gardens. The estate was sold in 1917 to the Gilroys and in 1925 Mills & Shepherd modernised the Castle. The Murray Threiplands bought back the Castle and part of the policies in 1967.
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