| Highcliffe Castle | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Georgian Gothic Revival |
| Town or city | Highcliffe, Dorset |
| Country | England |
| Construction started | 1830 |
| Renovated | 1977 onwards |
| Client | Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay |
| Owner | Christchurch Council |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Donthorne |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Niall Phillips Architects, Bristol |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Highcliffe Castle |
| Designated | 14 October 1953 |
| Reference no. | 1110077 |
Highcliffe Castle, situated on the cliffs at Highcliffe, Dorset, was built between 1831 and 1835 by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in a Romantic and Picturesque, Gothic Revival style near the site of High Cliff House, a Georgian Mansion designed for the 3rd Earl of Bute (a founder of Kew Gardens) with the gardens laid out by Capability Brown.[1] The design, by William Donthorne, a founder member of RIBA, incorporated large quantities of carved Medieval stonework salvaged from the ruined Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Jumieges and the Grand' Maison des Andelys, both situated in Normandy, France. A historic Grade I listed building, it is now owned by the Christchurch, Dorset Council.
- ^ "Highcliffe Castle". www.statelyhomes.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2011.