Banchory, Riverstone House

NO 70140 95190 (NO79NW 0109) A standing building survey was undertaken, 20 April 2017, prior to the demolition of this small mansion. The earliest part of the building was a 17th-century U-plan house with E and W wings and a cross passage, all enclosing a court open to the N, facing the Dee. This plan essentially survived within the core of the later development during the 19th century. The first floor position of the 19th -century drawing room in the E wing may indicate the position of a 17th-century hall. There is some evidence that the cellar below the E wing was originally vaulted.

Archive and report: Aberdeenshire SMR

Funder: Deedream Ltd

Hilary and Charlie Murray – Murray Archaeological Services Ltd

(Source: DES, Volume 18)