Building record MAB23312 - AUCHRY HOUSE
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Summary
Farmstead and dovecot, built on the site of an earlier manor and mansion house.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 16110
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8050 5111 (687m by 445m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ85SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Monquhitter |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Farmstead and dovecot, built on the site of an earlier manor and mansion house. Auchry House, or Meikle Auchry, was a 'Laird's house' which succeeded the Castle of Auchry (NJ75SE0007). Writing in 1721, Mr Hepburn reported that the 'mannor of Auchry was the dwelling of Cumming of Auchry' who in 1732 was one of the lesser barons of Aberdeenshire. His father, Sir William Cumming, had bought Meikle Auchry in circa 1667. Auchry House, a three-storey mansion house apparently dating from 1767 was demolished in 1967. Set above its door was a 17th century armorial stone which presumably came from the earlier manor-house. A modern farmstead now occupies the site. There is a plain walled garden with a 2-storey garden house, now derelict, dating to the 18th century. A B-listed circular dovecot, also dated to the 18th century, still stands. It is rubble-built tapered dovecot with red sandstone dressings, two rat courses, a flat slab roof with oculus and stone nesting boxes inside.
Period Notes
Mentioned in 1667, 1721, 1732. Current mansion 1767; demolished in 1967. 17thC armorial stone presumably came from the earlier manor-house. 18thC walled garden and dovecot still stands; lodge 1830; Barnyards of Auchry c.1870; alterations to house, West Lodge, Gardener's Cottage c.1910.
ROBERTSON, J, 1843, HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF, 109, 474-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1504.
TAYLER, A, 1932, JACOBITE CESS ROLL,ABER 1715, 206-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1912.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, MONQUHITTER 10, 11 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., LEOPARD MAGAZINE, p25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1074.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 16110;
- NMR Card Number: NJ85SW9;
- NRHE Numlink: 76891;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ85SW0006;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16110 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/76891 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1074 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. LEOPARD MAGAZINE. p25.
- --- SAB1504 Bibliographic reference: ROBERTSON, J. 1843. HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF. Y. 109, 474-5.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. MONQUHITTER 10, 11.
- --- SAB1912 Bibliographic reference: TAYLER, A. 1932. JACOBITE CESS ROLL,ABER 1715. Y. Y. 206-7.
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Record last edited
Nov 14 2025 10:51AM
