Thainstone House

Thainstone House, from 18th century. To a straightforward, two-storey-and-attic granite property, Archibald Simpson added, 1840, an imposing six-window, single-storey (tall) and sub-basement rectangle with a two-storey-and-basement

tower (cf Haddo, Forgue, qv) and a pedimented 'porte-cochère' with three soaring, round-headed arches, all harled with dressings and with his characteristic oversailing eaves. An exotic Italian flower further embellished by bold

plasterwork panels within. Hotel extension, 1992, by William Lippe, although large, carefully respects style and pre-eminence of Simpson's main house. Home of Sir Andrew Mitchell, ambassador to the Court of Prussia in the time of Frederick the Great.

Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

NJ71NE 90.00 77177 18666

Thainstone House Hotel [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1993.

NJ71NE 90.01 NJ 77874 18603 North Lodge

NJ71NE 90.02 NJ 7687 1847 South Lodge

NJ71NE 90.03 NJ 7710 1863 Mid Lodge

NJ71NE 90.04 NJ 7688 1858 Home Farm

NJ71NE 90.05 NJ 7733 1877 Auld Laundry

NJ71NE 90.06 NJ 7700 1864 walled garden

For rig within the policies of Thainstone House, see NJ71NE 143-6.

See Architecture.

NMRS REFERENCE:

Architect: Archibald Simpson c.1819

Owner: Bryce Valentine

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Pedimented carriage porch with three tall arches. Rather than Simpson's usual cornices, features heavy overhanging eaves supported by plain modillions in the Italian manner.

W D Simpson, 1947

(Undated) information in NMRS.

Site of manor. 18th century mansion house with 19th century additions; now a hotel. Architect: Archibald Simpson.

NMRS, MS/712/67.