Mounie Castle, Gates, Gate Piers And Flanking Walls
Gate (17th Century), Gate Pier(S) (17th Century), Wall (17th Century)
Site Name Mounie Castle, Gates, Gate Piers And Flanking Walls
Classification Gate (17th Century), Gate Pier(S) (17th Century), Wall (17th Century)
Canmore ID 144099
Site Number NJ72NE 14.02
NGR NJ 76987 28520
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/144099
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Fyvie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
The Garden House of 1694 (with an incised date 1735 IG) was delightfully restored by Robert Lorimer in 1898. Lorimer was also responsible for the wrought-iron gates between the alternately fluted and rusticated gatepiers of (?)1694 (and had other, more elaborate plans which were never realised).
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
