Aberdeenshire Farming Museum

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Aberdeenshire Farming Museum

The Aberdeenshire Farming Museum is a farm museum in the Scottish village of Old Deer in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category C. It was upgraded to the highest monument category A in 2007. Furthermore, the museum and various surrounding buildings form a category B monument ensemble.

history

Local laird Alexander Russell built his mansion, Aden House, on the property during the 18th century . In the second half of the century, agriculture in Scotland entered a period of upheaval in which numerous innovations and improvements were developed. In order to participate in the development, Russell's son of the same name had a manor built around 1800 , today's museum. The coach house was added around 1830, presumably based on a design by John Smith . At the same time, Smith completely redesigned the mansion.

In the course of the 20th century the manor house was abandoned and fell into ruin today. The district of Banff and Buchan (now part of Aberdeenshire) had the former stables restored between 1976 and 1980. On June 21, 1980, the British Home Secretary William Whitelaw inaugurated the museum. In the early 1990s, the nearby Hareshowe Farm , which was built in 1935, was demolished and rebuilt on the site.

description

The 4000  hectare estate Aden occupies the space between Old Deer and Mintlaw . The museum with park uses 92 hectares of the property. The heart of the museum are the manor's former stables. They describe a semicircle around a round square, making them one of the few examples of rounded agricultural complexes in Scotland. The two-story building was originally planned to be larger, but was not fully realized. In the middle, above the Remisen, rises a four-story pigeon tower . It closes with a dome with a Doric lantern . Next to the complex are the two-story coach house and the various workshops. All buildings are made of quarry stone and their facades are plastered with Harl . Their roofs are covered with gray slate.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Aden House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  3. ↑ Information about the museum
  4. ↑ Entry on Aberdeenshire Farming Museum  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 57 ° 31 '18.4 "  N , 2 ° 1' 58.1"  W.