Building record MAB18926 - KEITH HALL

Remains of a designed landscape.

Remains of a designed landscape. The landscaped parkland, veteran trees and woodlands date back to the 1600s. Size in excess of 200 ha. Roy's mid 18th century map shows an axial avenue running southwards from the house, flanked by what may be lawns immediately south of the house and wooded enclosures beyond. To the northeast of the house Roy shows a wooded enclosure with a walled enclosure to its south and a straight avenue leading east from the house. In 1794 Thomas White was contracted to prepare a plan for remodelling of the landscape on the then more fashionable informal lines. The plan incorporated some elements of the earlier formal landscape, but also included sinous southwest and north drives. South Lodge, the bridges, home farm and stables were also built as part of this phase of developments. In the 1850s the landscape was remodelled to a design by William Ramage, involving the planting of woodland along the northern drive, laying out of the garden around the house, and construction of the North Lodge.

Period Notes
Parkland, veteran trees and woodlands date back to the 1600’s; 19th century offices. Formal landscape around Keith Hall extended in informal style following an improvement plan by Thomas White in 1794 for the 6th Earl of Kintore. Further improvements by the 8th Earl between 1844 and 1880, and by the 9th Earl between 1895 and 1914. South lodge c.1810 with extension c.1986.

RSK ENVIRONMENT, 2009, URYSIDE PHASE 2: DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (Bibliographic reference). SAB3053.

SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ (SKM), 2013, AN APPRAISAL OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED INVERURIE BYPASS ON KEITH HALL DESIGNED LANDSCAPE AND OTHER CULT HERIT FEATURES, Impact appraisal (Bibliographic reference). SAB1742.

Author unknown, n.d., COUNTRY LIFE, 28/05/1987 (Bibliographic reference). SAB276.

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