Building record MAB28937 - HOUSE OF AUCHIRIES

Mansion house, part still in use as a farmhouse.

Mansion house, part still in use as a farmhouse. It was a complex structure of several dates in first half of 18th century comprising three blocks in an approximately Z-plan arrangement. The eastern block, dated 1715, is roofless, 2-storey rubble-built, harled, with a centre door (later enlarged) flanked by shotholes. There is an Ogilvie monogram and window over it. It is 2-window to the west, 1-window to the east. Two back wings, one partly demolished and longer than the other, are both of later date. The centre block is roofless and slightly later, also of harled rubble with chamfered margins. It is 2-storey, 1-window (dummies) in the south gable. Symmetrical west front with centre door, 5-window at the first floor. The western block is roofed and occupied as a farmhouse. It is of ashlar granite with cherry chocking, with six windows, and consists of a long, tall single-storey at the east end, and a low 2-storey at the west end. There are two shotholes in the first floor. The present kitchen is vaulted, the joinery of several dates. The east part was remodelled in the early 19th century. Outbuildings have a tall piend roof and there is a stretch of garden wall on the south, and a low barn on the west.

Period Notes
Built in first half of 18thC. East block dates to 1715 and remodelled early 19thC; centre block was added mid 18thC. Possibly incorporating older structure as there are shot holes and a vaulted basement. Previous notes state '1726' with no explanation as to what the date implies.

ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No76(1869) 62 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.

ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No76(1869) 62 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.

SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, RATHEN 290 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.

SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, RATHEN 290, 291 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.

Record last edited

Mar 25 2024 2:59PM