House Of Daviot
Hospital (Period Unassigned)
Site Name House Of Daviot
Classification Hospital (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) New House Of Glack; Daviot Royal Mental Hospital
Canmore ID 119236
Site Number NJ72NW 77
NGR NJ 74237 28336
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/119236
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Daviot
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
House of Daviot (formerly New House of Glack), 1876, James Matthews for J Mackenzie. On an elevated site, commanding the Garioch and now signalling 'institution' from its many-gabled skyline, it occupies an important place
in the history of the humanising of the care of the mentally ill. Rather municipal baronial, part ashlar, part squared granite rubble, rest harled. Oriel window over door in south; corbel course at top of second-floor level; corbiesteps
and central, battlemented tower with weakly expressed turrets ('a conspicuous object' - Groome). The grounds are now the site of a fascinating exercise in competitive architectural grandiosity, but the view is spectacular.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
