Drumtochty Castle
Drumtochty Castle is a neo-Gothic , with battlements provided Landhaus 3 km northwest of Auchenblae in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire . The country house, built in 1812, stands on the southern edge of the Drumtochty Forest .
The country house was designed by James Gillespie Graham and expanded around 1815. Although Graham was commissioned to plan the extensions again, the work was carried out by the city of Aberdeen architect , John Smith . Miller speculates that he may have had an argument with George Drummond , the owner, but suggests that Smith's office closer to the site may have played a bigger role. Graham was also involved in other additions around 1839.
During the Second World War , the Norwegian government-in-exile bought Drumtochty Castle and used it as a boarding school for Norwegian children who had to flee from the German occupation of their home country .
On May 1, 1947, Robert and Elizabeth Langlands opened a boys' school in the country house after buying it from the Norwegian government. The school closed in 1971.
Historic Scotland has listed Drumtochty Castle as a Category A Historic Building since August 1972.
Individual evidence
- ^ Drumtochty Highland Games . Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ↑ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45 . Stonehaven & Banchory. M 1: 50,000.
- ^ David G. Miller: Tudor Johnny: City Architect of Aberdeen: The Life and Works of John Smith 1781-1852 . Librario. 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ↑ a b Listed Building: Drumtochty Castle . Historic Scotland. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ↑ `` Da norske barn var flyktninger '' (German: When Norwegian children were refugees). NRK. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Robert Langlands . The Scotsman. June 6, 2000. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ↑ Elizabeth Langlands . The Scotsman. November 26, 2002. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
Coordinates: 56 ° 54 '39.2 " N , 2 ° 29' 40.9" W.