Building record MAB18681 - MOUNIE CASTLE
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Summary
Mounie Castle, built circa 1641 by Robert Farquhar, Provost of Aberdeen.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 2793
- Listed Building (B) 2793
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7663 2867 (103m by 36m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Daviot |
Type and Period (9)
- CASTLE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- TOWER (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- TURRET (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- CELLAR (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- KITCHEN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- GARDEN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Dovecot (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Mounie Castle, built circa 1641 by Robert Farquhar, Provost of Aberdeen. It subsequently passed in 1701-2 to Alexander Hay of Arnbath and then in 1714 to George Seton earning it the moniker of the 'Last Seton Castle'. It is a good example of a Laird's house, a plain harled three-storey main block aligned north-south with crow-stepped gables, with a circular stair tower projecting eastwards from the middle of the east front. The stair tower is very elegantly corbelled to square to form a little cap-house-like top. The one and a half storeyed building at the northeast is late 18th century. The garden house (at NJ7658 2866) was previously a 17th Century dovecot, although no dovecot features survive. See NJ72NE0093 for designed landscape.
Period Notes
Built 1641; dovecot and garden house dated 1694; datestone 1735; NE block added in late 18th C; restored 1898.
AB 6333 CS, AB 6333 CS (Ground Photograph). SAB20187.
E 53032 CN Plans 1895, E 53032 CN Plans 1895 (Photograph). SAB20188.
SMITH, A, 1875, A NEW HISTORY OF ABERDEENSHIRE, 467 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1794.
DAVIDSON, J, 1878, INVERURIE & EARLDOM OF GARIOCH, 465 (Bibliographic reference). SAB349.
JERVISE, A, 1879, EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2, 140 (Bibliographic reference). SAB889.
ALLEN, JR, 1903, EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3, VOL 3, 162 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3.
TRNATER, N, 1962, FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOTLAND VOL4-ABERDEENSHIRE, 71-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1917.
SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S., 2006, DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, p.108 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3366.
Aug 1 1971 , AB 5693-5698 CS, AB 5693-5698 CS (Ground Photograph). SAB20186.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, DAVIOT 7-10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2793;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72NE14;
- NRHE Numlink: 18731;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72NE0012;
External Links (3)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2793 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2793 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18731 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SAB1794 Bibliographic reference: SMITH, A. 1875. A NEW HISTORY OF ABERDEENSHIRE. 467.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. DAVIOT 7-10.
- --- SAB1917 Bibliographic reference: TRNATER, N. 1962. FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOTLAND VOL4-ABERDEENSHIRE. N. 71-2.
- --- SAB20186 Ground Photograph: Aug 1 1971 . AB 5693-5698 CS. Colour Negative. AB 5693-5698 CS.
- --- SAB20187 Ground Photograph: AB 6333 CS. Colour Negative. AB 6333 CS.
- --- SAB20188 Photograph: E 53032 CN Plans 1895. E 53032 CN Plans 1895.
- --- SAB3 Bibliographic reference: ALLEN, JR. 1903. EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3. Y. VOL 3, 162.
- --- SAB3366 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S.. 2006. DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE. N. p.108.
- --- SAB349 Bibliographic reference: DAVIDSON, J. 1878. INVERURIE & EARLDOM OF GARIOCH. 465.
- --- SAB889 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1879. EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2. N. 140.
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Record last edited
Apr 22 2024 10:19AM
