Landscape record MAB65848 - GORDON CASTLE
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Summary
Designed landscape of Gordon Castle, dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 1538: ST MARY'S CHURCH, BELLIE
- Listed Building (A) 1549: GORDON CHAPEL AND GORDEN CHAPEL HOUSE, CASTLE STREET, FOCHABERS
- Listed Building (A) 1584: 2 CASTLE STREET, FOCHABERS
- Listed Building (A) 1595: GORDON CASTLE, FOCHABERS
- Listed Building (A) 1621: WEST LODGE, GORDON CASTLE
- Listed Building (A) 1635: SWISS COTTAGE, BELLIE
- Listed Building (B) 1623: GORDON CASTLE FARM, FOCHABERS
- Listed Building (B) 1626: GORDON CASTLE WALLED GARDEN, FOCHABERS
- Listed Building (B) 1629: OLD MARKET CROSS, FOCHABERS
- Listed Building (B) 1630: QUARRY GARDENS LODGE, GORDON CASTLE
- Listed Building (B) 1631: WHITEGATE LODGE, GORDON CASTLE
- Listed Building (B) 1632: ROMAN CAMP COTTAGE, GORDON CASTLE
- Listed Building (C) 1551: WILSON MEMORIAL, FOCHABERS
- Listed Building (C) 1622: BELLIE LODGE, GORDON CASTLE
- Registered Garden or Designed Landscape GDL00198: Gordon Castle (Bog of Gight)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 3606 6029 (3796m by 3742m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ36SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Bellie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Designed landscape, of late 18th and early 19th century date, comprising parkland, policy woodlands, avenues and walks, with formal gardens, quarry garden and a large walled kitchen garden. Designed by Thomas White Snr, who modified the strictly formal layout associated with 'Old Castle Gordon'. There are also some forestry plantations planted aftre 1937, and a formal gardent dating from the 1950s.
A 1759 drawing of Old Castle Gordon shows formal gardens north and south of the old castle and walled orchards to the west and east. Following rebuildnig o fthe castle Thomas Wite Snr was commissioned curca 1786 to landscape the park, work which removed most of the previous formal layout. The present landsacape is lagely as show on the 1808 Roy Map.
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
External Links (1)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/GDL00198 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal)
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Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
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Record last edited
Apr 20 2026 2:30PM
