Building record MAB18764 - LOGIE HOUSE
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Summary
Logie House, originally built for James Elphinstone in the 17th Century as a 3-storey mansion house with circular angle tower.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 2857
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7051 2585 (57m by 55m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Chapel of Garioch |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Logie House, originally built for James Elphinstone in the 17th Century as a 3-storey mansion house with circular angle tower. It was later so altered internally that few of the original 17th Century features were evident apart from the east and south frontages. Later subsidiary buildings projected eastwards to form three sides of a courtyard and a single storey extension masked the basement of the main block to the east. The plasterwork was among the best of its date in Aberdeenshire with a fine Rococo ceiling. The house was converted to a hotel, but the interior was destroyed by fire in 1974. Re-roofed and restored to a dwellinghouse in 2006. There is a walled garden to the north-west (NJ72NW0148). See NJ72NW0106 for designed landscape.
Period Notes
Built c.1680; described as a neat little house in 1732; 2-storey block created c.1740; another 2-storey block added to north side c.1760 and original block extended south; drawing room wing added to south between 1770 and 1780; matching dining room wing added c.1785; game larders built c.1800; lodge built c.1790. Destroyed by fire in 1974. Rebuilt in 2006.
GR/00/CT449 - 469, GR/00/CT449 - 469 (Ground Photograph). SAB37212.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 14/12/2006 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
DAVIDSON, J, 1878, INVERURIE & EARLDOM OF GARIOCH, 413 (Bibliographic reference). SAB349.
HENDERSON, JA, 1907, ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS, 284 (Bibliographic reference). SAB723.
TRANTER, N, 1970, FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4, No4(1966) 66-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1918.
Jul 10 2003 , AAS/03/2/CT16, AAS/03/2/CT16 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17999.
Jul 25 1996 , AAS/96/10/CT19, AAS/96/10/CT19 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19638.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, CHAPEL OF GARIOCH 16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY, 24/02/2002 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1901.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2857;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72NW5;
- NRHE Numlink: 18834;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72NW0059;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2857 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18834 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 14/12/2006.
- --- SAB17999 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 10 2003 . AAS/03/2/CT16. Colour Transparency. AAS/03/2/CT16.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. CHAPEL OF GARIOCH 16.
- --- SAB1901 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY. 24/02/2002.
- --- SAB1918 Bibliographic reference: TRANTER, N. 1970. FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4. No4(1966) 66-8.
- --- SAB19638 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 25 1996 . AAS/96/10/CT19. Colour Transparency. AAS/96/10/CT19.
- --- SAB349 Bibliographic reference: DAVIDSON, J. 1878. INVERURIE & EARLDOM OF GARIOCH. 413.
- --- SAB37212 Ground Photograph: GR/00/CT449 - 469. Colour Transparency. GR/00/CT449 - 469.
- --- SAB723 Bibliographic reference: HENDERSON, JA. 1907. ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS. 284.
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Record last edited
Aug 11 2025 3:04PM
