Mains of Hallhead House

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Mains of Hallhead House

Mains of Hallhead House is a farmhouse near the Scottish village of Alford in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

It was the Gordons of Esslemont who had the building erected as the mansion of the local laird in 1688 (other sources also speak of 1668 or 1686). At an unknown point in time, the mansion was abandoned and later used as a farmhouse. In 1842 it was already being used as a farmhouse. Attention is also drawn to the poor condition of the building. In 1968 the Mains of Hallhead House, which had been renovated in the meantime, was only used as a weekend house.

description

Mains of Hallhead House is located in a sparsely populated region of Aberdeenshire about eight kilometers southwest of Alford at the foot of the eastern foothills of the Grampian Mountains . The two-story building has a simple T-shaped floor plan due to the stair tower protruding from the center of the facade. A rounded tower protrudes from an interior corner. The facades of the former manor house are plastered with a thin layer of Harl . Its gable roofs are designed with stepped gables . The portholes were probably added in the course of the 19th century. The interior was modernized during the 20th century. The stables are designed with a profiled segment arch portal , which shows the year of construction 1703 in connection with the monogram IGMR.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Mains of Hallhead House  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 57 ° 10 '12.8 "  N , 2 ° 47' 14.9"  W.