Building record MAB18763 - HOUSE OF DAVIOT
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Summary
Mansion house, possibly built on the site of earlier manor, now in multiple occupancy accommodation.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 2792
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7423 2834 (73m by 85m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Daviot |
Type and Period (7)
- PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (19th Century to World War 2 - 1888 AD to 1945 AD)
- HOSPITAL (World War 2 to 20th Century - 1939 AD to 1995 AD)
- MANOR? (12th Century to 18th Century - 1100 AD to 1799 AD)
- MANSION HOME (Built 1876 AD, Rear Wing Added 1934 AD, 19th Century to 20th Century - 1876 AD to 1934 AD)
- ANGLE TOWER (19th Century - 1876 AD to 1876 AD)
- WALLED GARDEN (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- BOILER HOUSE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Mansion house, possibly built on the site of earlier manor, now in multiple occupancy accommodation. The present house was formerly known as New House of Glack, built in 1876 to a design by James Matthews for J. Mackenzie. It is a rather municipal baronial mansion house, of 3-storey and attic or 4-storey, partly of ashlar construction, partly of squared granite rubble, with the remainder harled. There is an oriel window over a south elevation door, a corbel course at the top of the second floor, corbiesteps and a central battlemented tower with turrets. There are some good Elizabethan ceilings and a late-18th Century chimney piece from the old house. A rear wing was added in 1934.
In 1888, it was acquired by Aberdeen's Royal Cornhill Asylum and became the County Lunatic Asylum - the Old House of Glack (MAB18799) becoming the nurse’s home. Craigshannoch House (MAB18777) was built, in a butterfly-plan, on the estate southwest of the walled garden in 1935 as a male patients' villa. During the war the asylum was converted to a hospital for the wounded. It closed as a hospital in 1995.
The house sits within a designed landscape (MAB18777). Today it has again been converted, along with the other buildings of the policies, to residential houses and flats.
Author unknown, 1799, OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, 3rd, p547 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1845.
SMITH, A, 1875, A New History of Aberdeenshire, 2v, Aberdeen, Volume 1, 467 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1794.
DAVIDSON, J, 1878, INVERURIE & EARLDOM OF GARIOCH, 412 (Bibliographic reference). SAB349.
SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S., 2006, DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, p.108 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3366.
Feb 1 1999 , AAS/99/03/CT31-42, AAS/99/03/CT31-42 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17117.
Feb 1 1999 , AAS/99/03/G5/27-30, AAS/99/03/G5/27-30 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17116.
Jul 12 2010 , AAS-10-3 DG1867-8, AAS-10-3 DG1867-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB20618.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, DAVIOT 4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Oct 4 2007 , AAS/07/02/DG1817-9, AAS/07/02/DG1817-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19248.
Sep 24 2005 , prints, prints (Ground Photograph). SAB18309.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72NW 77.00;
- NRHE Numlink: 119236;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72NW0058;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2792 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/119236 (House of Daviot - trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SAB17116 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 1 1999 . AAS/99/03/G5/27-30. Black & White. AAS/99/03/G5/27-30.
- --- SAB17117 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 1 1999 . AAS/99/03/CT31-42. Colour Transparency. AAS/99/03/CT31-42.
- --- SAB1794 Bibliographic reference: SMITH, A. 1875. A New History of Aberdeenshire, 2v, Aberdeen, Volume 1. 467.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. DAVIOT 4.
- --- SAB18309 Ground Photograph: Sep 24 2005 . prints. Colour Negative. prints.
- --- SAB1845 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. 1799. OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT. 3rd, p547.
- --- SAB19248 Air-oblique Photograph: Oct 4 2007 . AAS/07/02/DG1817-9. DG. AAS/07/02/DG1817-9.
- --- SAB20618 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 2010 . AAS-10-3 DG1867-8. Digital. AAS-10-3 DG1867-8.
- --- 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. 412.
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Record last edited
Sep 21 2026 8:12PM
