Detail of South West wing half timbered gable with decorative bargeboards Digital image of D/11000/cn

Description Detail of South West wing half timbered gable with decorative bargeboards Digital image of D/11000/cn

Date 12/5/1997

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 778685

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 11000 CN

Scope and Content West wing's gabled front, Mar Lodge, Aberdeenshire, from south This shows the south front of the two-storeyed and attic west wing which is at an obtuse angle to the main block on the right. This wing is constructed from coursed rock-faced granite and has ornately carved bargeboards around the gable which has a central finial and decorative timber inserts. Corbels from which a string-course encircles the building support the oriel window on the first floor. The attic bay window is also supported by corbels and has four rectangular window frames each with ten panes of glass. The main entrance to the lodge was by the porch in front of the main block but guests would also have used the entrance door on this wing. The servants would have entered the building by the service court at the rear of the building. The lodge originally had over 50 servants, and enough bedrooms for 25 guests, who would enjoy shooting red deer on the estate. William Duff of Dipple who became the 1st Earl of Fife in 1759 built the original Mar Lodge (or Dalmore House) in 1750. The 6th Earl was created the 1st Duke of Fife when he married Princess Louise, who was a daughter of King Edward VII. When Mar Lodge was destroyed by fire in 1895, Alexander Marshall Mackenzie (1848-1933) designed a new lodge and Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone later in the same year. The duke and duchess used the house mainly as a sporting lodge and an autumn home. The building had another serious fire in 1991 but was subsequently restored. The 29,380-hectare estate had several owners from 1959 until 1995 when The National Trust for Scotland bought it, with the help of a £10 million lottery grant. The lodge has been divided into five self-catering holiday apartments which can be rented by the public. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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