Arnage Castle
Arnage Castle is a country house built around a residential tower . It is about 4 miles north of Ellon in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire . The residential tower dates from the late 16th century and was expanded in the centuries that followed.
history
The Cheyne family acquired the Arnage estate through marriage in the late 14th century. The Cheynes had the residential tower built, but the last member of the family sold the property to John Sibbald in 1643 . Baillie John Ross bought it in 1702. He subsequently became Provost of Aberdeen , where his 16th century townhouse was restored. The family owned Arnage Castle until recently, later under the name Leith-Ross . The economist Sir Frederick Leith-Ross (1887–1968) spent his childhood at Arnage Castle. In 2011, Arnage Castle became the home of oil millionaire Gareth Jones .
The current country house was built on the site of an earlier donjon . The residential tower from the 16th century was the work of the architect Thomas Leper or Leiper ; it has triple loopholes as a special feature, which can also be found at Tolquhon Castle . Further wings were added to the tower in 1860 according to the plans of the architect "James Matthews" from Aberdeen. In the 1960s there were additional extensions. Arnage Castle is still inhabited today. Historic Scotland has listed it as a Category B Historic Building.
architecture
The residential tower has three floors; the stair tower has an additional storey. The original entrance was on the ground floor, but it was later locked. The cellar has a vault and the knight's hall is on the ground floor. An originally existing staircase from the wine cellar to the knight's hall no longer exists today. There are two spiral staircases with conical tourelles at an acute angle between the main block and the stair tower. Another tour provides access to the top floor.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Arnage Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d e f Maurice Lindsay: The Castles of Scotland . Constable, 1986. ISBN 0-09-473430-5 . P.56.
- ↑ Frederick Leith-Ross in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004. ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ↑ Former north-east oil boss told to pay his ex-wife an additional £ 3m . In: Press & Journal . January 29, 2011.
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
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Coordinates: 57 ° 25 '25.3 " N , 2 ° 6' 35.3" W.