about the castle
Find out more about the history of Culdees Castle and meet the owners
The Renovation
Check out the renovation of Culdees Castle and see our latest work
The castle was designed for Charles Drummond by Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham in 1810 and has had four custodians.
Glamping Site
Our Luxury cabins are inspiring, homely and authentic. We pride ourselves on respecting the nature around us and have designed our unique site to nestle quietly into its surroundings. A truly unique space with complete privacy.
Here’s a full video of the mystery behind the door. One day soon this will be a grand entrance hall again.. #culdeesrenovation #renovationnation
Who wants to see behind the front door? Can’t wait to start in here! #culdeesrenovation
Our girls Evie & Ava-Grace enjoyed a visit from Helen this week. Author of the fantastic children’s book @oorhaggis. They enjoyed a private book reading on the lawn with a friend and restocking our onsite shop with lots of new oor haggis goodies. We will be inviting local children to Culdees for a fun day of storytelling and Haggis hunting! around the grounds during the school holidays. Message us at at eventsteam@culdeescastleestate.com to register for your free event tickets. #culdeesweddingsandevents #culdeescastle #oorhaggis #haggisadventures #haggishunting #childrensdaysout #perthshirelocal
Yesterday we had the most amazing day helping Michael to propose to girlfriend Georgia. The sun was shining and with the most perfect and romantic picnic laid out on the lawn with a castle backdrop from our friends @scottishwildpicnics what a day they had.
Congratulations to the most lovely couple #culdeesweddingsandevents #culdeesglamping #scottishpicnics #scottishpicnicspot #bespokedinners #romance #finedininglovers
You all know that I am passionate about saving and reusing as much of the original castle finds as possible. I’m delighted to be able to reuse this lovely old oak mould as a feature above the restored and upgraded flower sink. The mould sat between the oak beams on the chapel walls but was very badly ridden with rot. I salvaged and treated this small piece and our friends @eahmouldings recast the original in plaster to replace the old like for like. I love that we have replaced like for like and also been able to reuse a small piece. The flower nook also looks fab with its restored sink and wow what a difference from a year ago this tiny section of room looks. 🤩#culdeesrenovation #chapel #scottishweddinginspo #oak #plastermouldings
Well! It’s not finished yet as it’s very time consuming but wow! This paint from our friends @guildlane paints it’s just perfect! It looks and shimmers just the same as guilding but way easier to apply. This is only one cost of paint on the emulsion covered plaster. I think it makes the moulding really stand out and I can’t wait to get another ring finished.
Our bespoke mural ceiling is finished off with a huge lighting fixture from @pagazzilighting the artwork is from a painting by Italian “Luca Giordano” around 1700’s. We will visit the original during our honeymoon as we pass through Florence later this year. Thanks again to @connellydesign and @millercreativedesign for this wonderful feature.
The day finally came when @connellydesign and @millercreativedesign got to sprinkle some magic dust on our chapel by installing the huge bespoke ceiling fresco! We are totally in love with it and can’t thank them both enough for their time, care and patience with this. The design is from a painting on the ceiling of the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence Italy. I chose it for its colour scheme but oddly we are booked into a hotel opposite the palace on our honeymoon, so maybe we are destined to have this. #chapel #scottishcastle #palazzomediciriccardi #italy
Summer rhododendrons at Culdees are just the best! ❤️ #rhododendrons #flowersofinstagram #scottishcastle
Culdees is always filled with love and romance (well most of the time) our love lock gate is a popular romantic feature and it grows daily. However …… tonight it weighs a little less……..🙈. #happytoassistyou #ohdear #breakup #progress #newlife