House of Shivas
| House of Shivas | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Schiva's House | |
| Creation time : | 1585 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) | |
| Conservation status: | Well | |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Methlick | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 25 '20.4 " N , 2 ° 10' 19.5" W | |
| Height: | 66 m ASL | |
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House of Schivas or Schivas House is a tower house with an L-shaped floor plan about 5 km east of the village of Methlick in the Ythan Valley in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire . The building dates from the 16th century.
history
In the 14th century it belonged to the Schivas of Schivas , but fell through inheriting daughters to the Lipp family and then to the Maitland family . George, Lord Gordon , took possession of this land in 1467, but Thomas Gray of Scheves conquered it in 1509. It is believed that his family built the present castle.
In 1721 the House of Schivas belonged to the Forbes family , who had it converted inside. At the end of the 19th century it had become a farmhouse. After a fire in 1900, Lord Aberdeen had it restored by architect Sydney Mitchell in 1902 . Thomas Catto, 1st Baron Catto , had the castle decorated by J. Fenton Wyness , an architect and historian.
The original construction is attributed to Thomas Leper in 1585. The north-east tower, three stories high, was added around 1750 by order of the Forbes family and an annex to the west of the main block was added in 1780.
architecture
The House of Schivas is a tall tower house. A modern courtyard surrounds it instead of the original courtyard. A wide spiral staircase tower protrudes from the north facade of the main block. The staircase gives access to all floors. In the inner corner of the building there is another stair tower that starts on the first floor. A modern tourelle was built above it .
The wing is offset slightly to the east, presumably to provide additional protection for the entrance in the inner corner of the building. The main entrance is of four groups of embrasures surrounded different shape. The kitchen is located on a vaulted ground floor, from which an arched corridor leads to two storage cellars.
The walls of the great hall are paneled with sequoia wood. The hall is equipped with wall cupboards, a toilet bay and a chapel niche with a crucifix and the Christ monogram '' IHS ''.
The House of Schivas is listed as a Category B historical building.