Skellater House
Skellater House is a manor house near the Scottish village of Bellabeg in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
Laird Lachlan Forbes was the builder of the mansion built in 1727 . The year 1780 on a plate embedded in the masonry probably reflects the date of a revision or expansion. The building was expanded in the middle of the 19th century. In the meantime used by another branch of the Forbes clan , Skellater House was only sporadically inhabited in the late 19th century. The use of the manor house as a barn began around 1900 and lasted until the 1970s. During this time, the interior was largely lost. Restoration measures were carried out in 1976 and 2005.
description
Skellater House is isolated on a slight slope away from the A944 around 4.5 kilometers southwest of Bellabeg. The two-story mansion has a T-shaped floor plan. The quarry stone facades with granite borders are plastered with Harl . Two gables protrude from the five-axis-wide, south-east exposed main facade, while the profiled entrance portal is located in the middle. The facade closes with three dormer windows . The final gable roof with a stone-covered ridge is covered with gray slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Skellater House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 57 ° 10 '57 " N , 3 ° 8' 7.4" W.