Building record MAB27312 - MENIE HOUSE
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Summary
Mansion House, built circa 1835, for Sir George Turner, to the designs of John Smith.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 2787
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9776 2050 (47m by 45m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ92SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Belhelvie |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Mansion House, built circa 1835, for Sir George Turner, to the designs of John Smith. General design derived from Auchmacoy (in Logie Buchan), but more ponderously Jacobean. A Scots Elizabethan fantasy of two storeys with dormer heads, built in pinned granite with freestone dressings and diagonally set chimney shafts. The symmetrical south-west front is enlivened by a central bay with curvilinear gable flanked by octagonal angles with sharp finials. The north-west front has a Tudor porch and circular angle tower. The earlier, L-plan, two storey towerhouse (built 1782-3) is incorporated at the south-east. A castle is said to have stood on this site in 15th Century. The Menie estate passed from the Carnegie family to William Forbes in the 17th century, before being passed on to the Seton family and then the Gordon family. The house has been renamed 'MacLeod House' and a programme of refurbishment works have been carried out in the late 2000s. See NJ92SE0086 for designed landscape.
Period Notes
Built c.1835; earlier 1782-3 L-plan house incorporated at SE.
SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S., 2006, DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, P.216 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3366.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2787;
- NMR Card Number: NJ92SE17;
- NRHE Numlink: 77030;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ92SE0118;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2787 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/77030 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB3366 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S.. 2006. DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE. N. P.216.
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Record last edited
Apr 19 2024 4:15PM
