Blairmore House
School (19th Century)
Site Name Blairmore House
Classification School (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Blairmore School
Canmore ID 186661
Site Number NJ43NW 85
NGR NJ 43687 39864
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/186661
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Glass
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Blairmore, 1884-5, A Marshall Mackenzie. Built as Blairmore House for the Chicago grain king, Alexander Geddes, and originally heavily crenellated, the flat-roofed western part (now mansarded), in dark rough-faced granite with light dressings, is like a half-built battleship. The overall effect of rounded angles corbelled to the square, pitched roof and crowsteps on the east and mullioned and transomed windows throughout is certainly baronial. Modern buildings of former school (1976) are wisely understated. Alterations 1986.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
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OWNER:- Col. D.R. Ainslie. Prep school for boys. (Source - Aberdeenshire. 3rd Statistical Account. Pub. 1960.)
