Building record MAB39694 - RAEMOIR
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Summary
Mansion house, dating from 1817, now a hotel.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 3249
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6949 9931 (286m by 590m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO69NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Banchory Ternan |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Mansion house, dating from 1817, now a hotel. It is a 2-storey and basement classical mansion house comprising an original 5-bay south facing cored with an advanced 2-bay bow to the left added in 1844 (John Smith), and later 19th century advanced 2-bay crowstepped gable to the right. Built of granite ashlar with coursed squared rubble basement to additions and west elevation, with string course between floors of the additions, and deep eaves course and blocking course above. The central, 1817, section has a hung-slate attic. Entrance door in south elevation reached by steps oversailing the basement. The west elevation has a 3-bay section to the right with a slightly advanced pedimented centre bay and pedimented entrance porch. An armorial panel dated 1817 and 1844 is set in the pediment. Internally the classical scheme is characterised by decorative plaster ceilings and well-detailed timber work. The house was considerably altered in the in early 20th century and is now a hotel. Immediately behind the house is the former Laird's house (NO69NE0016). To the northeast is the U-plan former stable block, converted to accommodation in 1986, comprising a 2-storey red granite range to the south and single storey grey granite ranges to the rear. Southwest of the house is a pair of granite pillars dating from circa 1840 with rusticated base and bands. The entranceway from the road to the south (NO6940099041) has square-plan gatepiers linked by coped quadrant walls with gatepiers to the centre with moulded pyramidal caps.
Period Notes
From 18thC. West wing built 1817 with additions in 1844 and gabled east wing added in 1927.
Feb 18 1998 , AAS/98/02/CT, AAS/98/02/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16923.
Feb 18 1998 , AAS/98/02/G1/26-28, AAS/98/02/G1/26-28 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16922.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, BANCHORY-TERNAN 21A (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Nov 4 1987 , GY 13-15, GY 13-15 (Ground Photograph). SAB33534.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 3249;
- NMR Card Number: NO69NE35;
- NRHE Numlink: 77720;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO69NE0020;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB3249 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/77720 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB16922 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 18 1998 . AAS/98/02/G1/26-28. Black & White. AAS/98/02/G1/26-28.
- --- SAB16923 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 18 1998 . AAS/98/02/CT. Colour Transparency. AAS/98/02/CT.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. BANCHORY-TERNAN 21A.
- --- SAB33534 Ground Photograph: Nov 4 1987 . GY 13-15. Black & White. GY 13-15.
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Record last edited
Sep 21 2022 10:25AM
