Building record MAB29754 - CRIMONMOGATE

Mansion house, designed by Archibald Simpson, built on site of earlier manor, variously named as Crimonmogate, Crimon-mogat, and Crimmond-Mogget House.

Mansion house, designed by Archibald Simpson, built on site of earlier manor, variously named as Crimonmogate, Crimon-mogat, and Crimmond-Mogget House. Now no trace of earlier manor. Although the existing house (A-Listed) was erected for Sir Charles Bannerman in circa 1823, the old mansion, of which nothing appears to survive, was built in circa 1696 for John Hay. He was the last of a family who had held the estate of Crimonmogate from circa 1471. In 1723, by which time the estate was in the hands of creditors, the old house was merely acknowledged as 'another gentleman's house'. The 19th Century house is of Neo-Greek style, 2-storey, constructed of ashlar granite with a tall single storey centre section on the south front with a hexastyle unfluted Greek-doric pedimented portico. Very fine interior work, cube central hall with ApolloDidyma type anta capitals, coffered ceiling and centre dome. Structures within the grounds include stable block (B-Listed) with a dairy (B-Listed), laundry (C-listed) and garden (C-Listed) (all NK05NW0049), an 18th century sundial (B-Listed) (NK05NW0063), and 19th century game larder (C-Listed) (NK05NW0062), a lodge (C-listed) (NK05NW0057), a steading/piggery (NK05NW0047), a 19th century memorial monument (B-listed) (NK05NW0064), kennels (C-listed) (NK05NW0055), a house (C-listed) (NK05NW0056), walled garden (C-listed) (NK05NW0053) and a mid 18th Century dovecot (B-listed) (NK05NW0058).

Period Notes
Old mansion built c1696; by 1723 estate was in the hands of creditors. Existing house was erected c1823; with additionof masard roof and dormer windows in 1860. Stable block mid-18thC; sundial late 18thC; game larder 1825; dairy and laundry 1825; walled garden 1835 with early 19thC consoles doorpiece; mid-18thC dovecot; kennels 1834; wind pump 1791.

ROBERTSON, J, 1843, HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF, 425,429-30 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1504.

PRATT, J. B., 1858, BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION, 137 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1410.

FERGUSON, J, 1913, T BANFF FC 10,3A(1912-3)207-82, 243-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB507.

TAYLER, A, 1932, JACOBITE CESS ROLL,ABER 1715, 162 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1912.

TAYLER, A & H, 1933, THE VALUATION ROLL OF THE COUNTY OF ABERDEEN 1667, 225 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1913.

TRANTER, N, 1972, THE EASTERN COUNTIES-ABERDEEN, 117 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1919.

ARCHITECT CT, 2012, CRIMONMOGATE HISTORICAL REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB3608.

Feb 15 2000 , AAS/00/04/CT40-6, AAS/00/04/CT40-6 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12620.

Feb 15 2000 , AAS/00/04/G12/14-6, AAS/00/04/G12/14-6 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12619.

SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, LONMAY 14-22 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.

Record last edited

Feb 3 2023 11:47AM