Keith Hall (Aberdeenshire)
Keith Hall is a mansion near the Scottish town of Inverurie in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1972 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
Keith Hall is not to be confused with the nearby Leith Hall .
history
Already in the late 1st millennium there was a moth with a fortified house with a surrounding palisade around 50 meters in diameter at the site. This was replaced by Caskieben Castle around 1224 . In the course of the 15th century, a tower house with a Z-shaped floor plan was built on the site . In 1662 John Keith bought the property, which was made Earl of Kintore in 1677 . He had the Tower House significantly expanded to become today's mansion and renamed it Keith Hall . His descendants held the property until 1985. After the sale, Keith Hall was remodeled and divided into apartments.
description
The mansion is isolated around a kilometer east of Inverurie near the left bank of the Urie . Originally it was a tower house with a Z-shaped floor plan. A three-story extension in the Renaissance style was added to this on the south side , flanking four-story towers with curved domes. An office wing on the north side dates from the 19th century.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Entry on Keith Hall in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Keith Hall in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 57 ° 16'51.3 " N , 2 ° 21'11.9" W.