Whitehouse
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Whitehouse
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 121323
Site Number NJ20NE 92
NGR NJ 2796 0822
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/121323
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Strathdon
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
The house now called Whitehouse was once the manse of Corgarff Church, which lies 100m to the north. The New Statistical Account, published in 1845, recorded that it was originally built in 1791, and that substantial alterations were made to the building in 1831.
In addition to the house, there is a U-plan steading, built in 1831 to serve the minister's glebe. This would have been used as a stable and storage; the ministers living here were granted pasture-land to keep a number of sheep.
Corgarrf Church is now part of the larger parish of Strathdon, and there is no need for a resident minister.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
