Building record MAB9596 - KILDRUMMY NEW CASTLE

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Summary

Mansion house, designed by A.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (B) 9099

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NJ 4532 1639 (58m by 57m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent
Map sheet NJ41NE
Authority Aberdeenshire
Civil Parish Kildrummy

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Mansion house, designed by A. Marshall Mackenzie, completed in 1901 for James Ogston who purchased the estate in 1898. It is a large 2-storey ashlar Jacobean house built of a light cream-coloured sandstone found on the site. The house has a fine terraced garden that was laid out on the edge of the ravine and stands within a designed landscape (NJ41NE0116). The house was converted to a 16-bedroom hotel (Kildrummy Castle Hotel) in 1956; the hotel closed in 2017.

Period Notes
Design exhibited 1900. Construction started 1899, completed 1900. The house opened as a hotel in 1956. Listed 16/04/1971. The hotel closed in 2017 and was sold in 2020.


Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 18/06/24 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.

Jan 1 1991 , AAS/GR/91/CT46, AAS/GR/91/CT46 (Ground Photograph). SAB32831.

Mar 9 1995 , B 79982,5 CN, B 79982,5 CN (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13251.

Other Statuses/References

  • Authority: ASH;
  • HES Listed Building Number: 9099;
  • NMR Card Number: NJ41NE70;
  • NRHE Numlink: 127776;
  • Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ41NE0092;

External Links (2)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 9 1995 . B 79982,5 CN. Colour Negative. B 79982,5 CN.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 18/06/24.
  • --- Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1991 . AAS/GR/91/CT46. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/91/CT46.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Aug 21 2024 1:03PM

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