Building record MAB31418 - INVERCAULD ARMS HOTEL, BRAEMAR

Hotel, still in use, built in the mid-19th century and extended in 1866 by J.

Hotel, still in use, built in the mid-19th century and extended in 1866 by J. T. Wimperis. It is a two-storey and attic purpose-built hotel complex in a traditional Highland character with gabled elevations, overhanging eaves and timber decorative bargeboards. The main block is constructed from granite rubble with tooled dressings, with the 1886 extension built of squared and coursed rubble. There are a variety of shouldered and coped gable stacks, with some diamond flues. The principal (west) elevation has a central full height projecting porch, with a central pointed-arch opening and pair of flanking angled buttresses. There are turrets above, with candle snuffer roofs and a crow-stepped gable with a blind armorial panel. The two-bay flanking lower blocks are fronted by rustic slated verandas. The wallhead has gabled dormers, which link to taller advanced gabled sections with two-storey canted windows. The north and south elevations are irregular, with advanced and recessed bays and a variety of gables. The interior has been modernised, but retains much of the character of a 19th century rural hotel, with large principal rooms that have decorative plasterwork, timber panelling and ornate chimney pieces. During World War II the Invercauld Arms Hotel was used as a school for children and teachers evacuated from Belgium. The hotel advertised in local tourist guides, and noted that royalty and nobility stayed there. In 1715 the Earl of Mar raised his standard at the beginning of the Jacobite rebellion on a site that is now in the hotel dining room (see NO19SE0015). The former Invercauld Farm and steading complex is to the east and southeast (NO19SE0072). Within the garden area to the south of the hotel is a memorial drinking fountain erected in 1870 (NO19SE0107).

Period Notes
Built in the mid-19th century, and extended in 1886. It was used as a school during World War II for children and teachers evacuated from Belgium. Listed 22/02/1991.

Record last edited

Nov 14 2023 8:58AM