Glenkindie House

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Glenkindie House is a manor house near the Scottish village of Kildrummy in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. Various associated structures are also separately listed. These include the two sundials , the gardens, the pigeon house and the west and east gates.

history

William Strachan had a fortification built on the site in 1595. This date is also shown at various points along the facade. Donald Farquherson of Monaltrie looted the building in 1639, which was then largely demolished in 1644. The east and west wings are believed to be from the original Glenkindie House and have been incorporated into the current structure. They bear the years 1741 and 1787, which are probably renovation dates. In 1785 a new, simple main building was built, which was demolished in 1900 for the construction of today's Glenkindie House.

description

Glenkindie House stands in the middle of a spacious estate about three miles southwest of Kildrummy. The Don and the A97 run along the southern edge of the property . The building has a roughly U-shaped floor plan that opens to the south. The entrance portal is designed with squat Ionic columns. The entablature is done without a frieze . Various motifs show parallels to Sydney Mitchell's architecture .

Other structures

West gate
East gate

The sundial dates from 1892. It is designed as a baluster . Another sundial in the eastern part of the garden bears the inscription "Leith Hall 1722". The gardens may have been laid out before the 17th century. They received their current division in the middle of the 18th century. The 17th century pigeon house on the south bank of a pond has an elongated floor plan. Its masonry is made of quarry stone . It closes with a steeply sloping gable roof with stepped gables .

The lodge at the west gate is a former customs house that was built in the early 19th century. It closes with a hipped roof . The gate was built in the 20th century. Older stone material was also reused. The east gate, with four pillars with urns on top, dates from 1900.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  6. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  7. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  8. ↑ Entry on Glenkindie House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 57 ° 13 ′ 1.8 ″  N , 2 ° 57 ′ 27.3 ″  W.