Building record MAB21273 - CULTER HOUSE
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Summary
Mansion house and site of earlier house, and walled garden.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 15714
- Listed Building (B) 15714
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8449 0129 (341m by 199m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ80SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Peterculter |
Type and Period (9)
- HOUSE (12th Century to 20th Century - 1100 AD to 1999 AD)
- SHELTER (12th Century to 20th Century - 1100 AD to 1999 AD)
- COAT OF ARMS (12th Century to 20th Century - 1100 AD to 1999 AD)
- GATE PIER (12th Century to 20th Century - 1100 AD to 1999 AD)
- HOUSE (12th Century to 20th Century - 1100 AD to 1999 AD)
- Dovecot (12th Century to 20th Century - 1100 AD to 1999 AD)
- GARDEN (12th Century to 20th Century - 1100 AD to 1999 AD)
- GAZEBO (12th Century to 20th Century - 1100 AD to 1999 AD)
- BOWLING GREEN (12th Century to 20th Century - 1100 AD to 1999 AD)
Full Description
Mansion house and site of earlier house, and walled garden. The original house on the site dated from the 12th Century, but the present house was built in 1640. The south east part is from 1640, with tower projections at the ends of the southeast wing and original doorway and corbelled centre chimney with Cumin coat of arms. A regular 3-storey, 9-bay front added to the northwest circa 1730 doubled the width of the house. Wings were added to the north and south following fire damage in 1910, designed by W Dalton Ironside (or Walker and Duncan) and Dr William Kelly. The principal interior room is a second floor ballroom with Roman Doric columns and a coved ceiling. The walled garden dates from circa 1730 and has a large formal layout, the walls with rusticated ball-capped gatepiers. There is a symmetrically disposed dovecot and gazebo, the latter with a dovecot at the roof. Both are rubble built in a square plan with pyramidal roof. The 1st edition map also shows a bowling green to the southeast of the house. Northwest of the house are offices. The house was later used as a boarding house for St Margaret's School for Girls. A World War II air raid shelter has been recorded in the grounds.
Period Notes
House and walled garden LIsted 16/04/1971. House built 1640, new front added circa 1730; wings added after 1910. Walled garden circa 1730.
BROGDEN, W, 1986, ABERDEEN, AN ILLUS ARCH GUIDE, p.143 (Bibliographic reference). SAB94.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 15714;
- NMR Card Number: NJ80SW7;
- NRHE Numlink: 19440;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ80SW0399;
External Links (3)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15714 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15714 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19440 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB94 Bibliographic reference: BROGDEN, W. 1986. ABERDEEN, AN ILLUS ARCH GUIDE. p.143.
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Record last edited
Jun 20 2025 9:09AM
