Ellon Castle
Country House (Period Unassigned), Office(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ellon Castle
Classification Country House (Period Unassigned), Office(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Ellon Castle (New); Offices
Canmore ID 20492
Site Number NJ93SE 29.01
NGR NJ 96143 30718
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/20492
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Ellon
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Ellon Castle (new), 1725; rebuilt, 1781-5, John Baxter; incorporated in new house 1851, James Matthews, Mackenzie & Matthews. Began as offices, rebuilt on H-plan. Baxter's front door is inscribed 'George Earl of Aberdeen 1785' and bears a grand segmental pediment broken by an armorial panel from the old castle. The 1851 mansion had a grand Fyvie-like recessed arched centre flanked by tall bay windows and angle turrets, all crisply done in white granite. The 1927 conversion of the offices produced a two-storey house, harled and crowstepped, with low eaves and a small baronial round-tower. Main house demolished, 1927.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
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ARCHITECT: John Baxter 1781 - additions
