Wardhouse, Home Farm
Farmhouse (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century)
Site Name Wardhouse, Home Farm
Classification Farmhouse (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Carrshield; Wardhouse Policies
Canmore ID 107676
Site Number NJ53SE 15.01
NGR NJ 56663 30779
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/107676
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Kennethmont
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Home Farm, c.1835/1842, (?)Archibald Simpson. Much Spanish influence evident in the great bullyard, set within a quadrangular courtyard, entered through an impressive pedimented gateway and with a large square doocot tower at the rear. 'Granary used for entertainment: at New Year 1873, 90 sat to dinner and 190 couples came to the subsequent ball.'
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Quadrangular with large square dovecot tower at back. Big pedimented and semi-elliptically arched gateway with 4-window screen wall links to 2-storey winds with broad eaved roofs. 2-window to front with windows in tall recesses, lattice glazing at 1st. Harled with margins. (Historic Scotland)
Wardhouse was the childhood haunt of Napoleonic Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, on whose life C. S. Forester based his fictional character Horatio Hornblower. Gordon fought with Nelson at the Battle of the Nile, and also took part in the American war in 1812. He later became Governor of the Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich, before returning to Aberdeenshire and being given the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen (Daily Express, 21 April 1999)
