Recording Your Heritage Online
Event ID 563225
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Recording Your Heritage Online
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Mains of Hallhead, 1688. A classic laird's house of the Gordons of Esslemont, set high and remote; T-plan, two-storey
and attic with crisp corbiesteps. Moulded door in south re-entrant angle bore date, now indistinct (?1668 or 1688); converted to farmhouse in 19th century. The steading has acquired a splendid, finely moulded arch with 1703 panel and initials (IGMR) over. Attic dormers, 19th century or possibly earlier. Refurbished c.2002.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
