Building record MAB22670 - THE PHEASANTRY, HADDO ESTATE
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Summary
Former pheasantry, built in 1884 and commissioned by John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon for use as a pheasantry and hen house.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 46161
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8719 3426 (84m by 81m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ83SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Methlick |
Type and Period (6)
- PHEASANTRY (19th Century to 20th Century - 1884 AD to 1920 AD)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- DOVECOTE (19th Century to 20th Century - 1884 AD to 1920 AD)
- POULTRY HOUSE (19th Century to 20th Century - 1884 AD to 1920 AD)
- HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- SCHOOL (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Full Description
Former pheasantry, built in 1884 and commissioned by John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon for use as a pheasantry and hen house. It was converted to residential use in 1920, later used as a school, and is now in use as an estate building. The pheasant is a long, single-storey and part basement, 29-bay, rectangular-plan, classically-detailed pheasantry. It has polygonal roof ridge dovecotes constructed from polychrome brick with granite sills, base and band courses, and round-headed openings. A four- and six-pane glazing pattern is used in the timber sash and case windows. The graded grey slate roof has scallop-edged lead at the ridge, coped brick stacks with cans, deeply overhanging eaves, and cast-iron downpipes with decorative fixings. There is a weathervane finial to a central gabled bay that breaks the eaves on the principal southwest elevation. The pheasantry lies within the Haddo House designed landscape (MAB22644).
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ83SE 90.00;
- NRHE Numlink: 230251;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ83SE0105;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB46161 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/230251 (Haddo Estate, The Pheasantry - trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Oct 7 2026 6:33PM
