Building record MAB9837 - GLENKINDIE HOUSE
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Summary
Mansion house, built on the site of an earlier house.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 15945
- Listed Building (B) 15945
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4225 1445 (85m by 67m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ41SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Towie |
Type and Period (9)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Mansion (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- COURTYARD (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- TOWER (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- GARDEN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- GATE PIER (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- GATE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- SUNDIAL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- LARDER (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Mansion house, built on the site of an earlier house. The current house is a U-plan building with courtyard open to the south. The surviving east and west wings are probably 16th Century in date but have been altered. The east wing has an inscription 'ALCD 1741' on the door and ALCD at the skewputt. The west wing has an inscription 1787. There are conical roofed towers on the southwest and southeast. The north side of the court was probably occupied by the house built in 1595 and destroyed in 1644. The present north part of house was built in 1900, and is a 2-storey and 3-storey building with cape-house tower in the manner of Sydney Mitchell. This replaced a plain 2-storey 3-window central portion of 1785. There is a baluster table sundial (NJ41SW0211) in the forecourt, and an extensive formal 18th Century walled garden to the south (NJ41SW0075). On the west side of the house is a game larder. During the Second World War Glenkindie House was a base and living quarters for groups of the Timber Corps. See also NJ41SW0173 for designed landscape.
Period Notes
Original house built 1595, destroyed 1644; E wing 1741, central house of 1785; W wing may date from 1787 or earlier although previous notes state 1887 which does not match; sundials 1722 & 1892; N wing with current house built 1900. Gardens largely 18thC with sections 17thC or earlier; east gate piers 1900; doocot 17thC; obelisk erected 1908.
SC 959830, SC 959830 (Ground Photograph). SAB20713.
SC 990395, SC 990395 (Ground Photograph). SAB20712.
LAING, A, 1828, DONEAN TOURIST, 77,84 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1049.
SIMPSON, WD, 1943, PROVINCE OF MAR, 72 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1676.
Jan 1 1993 , AAS/GR/93/CT27,31, AAS/GR/93/CT27,31 (Ground Photograph). SAB32865.
Jun 19 2001 , E 7342,48,50,57,59, E 7342,48,50,57,59 (Ground Photograph). SAB20710.
Jun 19 2001 , E 7362,65,97, E 7362,65,97 (Ground Photograph). SAB20711.
Jun 19 2001 , SC 1010709, SC 1010709 (Ground Photograph). SAB20709.
May 21 2002 , D 50369 CN, D 50369 CN (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB20708.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, TOWIE(1965) 3-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 15945;
- NMR Card Number: NJ41SW16;
- NRHE Numlink: 17147;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ41SW0027;
External Links (3)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15945 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15945 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17147 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SAB1049 Bibliographic reference: LAING, A. 1828. DONEAN TOURIST. 77,84.
- --- SAB1676 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, WD. 1943. PROVINCE OF MAR. 72.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. TOWIE(1965) 3-4.
- --- SAB20708 Air-oblique Photograph: May 21 2002 . D 50369 CN. Colour Negative. D 50369 CN.
- --- SAB20709 Ground Photograph: Jun 19 2001 . SC 1010709. Colour Negative. SC 1010709.
- --- SAB20710 Ground Photograph: Jun 19 2001 . E 7342,48,50,57,59. Black & White. E 7342,48,50,57,59.
- --- SAB20711 Ground Photograph: Jun 19 2001 . E 7362,65,97. Black & White. E 7362,65,97.
- --- SAB20712 Ground Photograph: SC 990395. Black & White. SC 990395.
- --- SAB20713 Ground Photograph: SC 959830. Black & White. SC 959830.
- --- SAB32865 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1993 . AAS/GR/93/CT27,31. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/93/CT27,31.
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Record last edited
Jan 24 2025 2:27PM
