DSA Architect Biography Report (April 24, 2024, 9:29 am)
Basic Biographical Details
Name:
Bell Family
Designation:
Born:
Died:
Bio Notes:
Master masons working in Aberdeenshire in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Buildings and Designs
This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
Date started
Building name
Town, district or village
Island
City or county
Country
Notes
Craigievar Castle
Craigievar
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
1540
Tillycairn Castle
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Attribution on account of the rich treatment of the upperworks
1560s
Lickleyhead Castle
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Attribution
1590s
Crathes Castle
Crathes
Aberdeenshire/Kincardineshire
Scotland
Possibly responsible for upper storeys
Late 1500s
Fyvie Castle and ancillary buildings
Fyvie
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
c. 1600
Midmar Castle
Echt
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Remodelling
1604
Craigston Castle
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Design attributed to Bell Family or John Bell.
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this :
Author(s)
Date
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M
2015
The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen
London and New Haven: Yale University Press
pp51-52 etc
Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew
2015
The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray
Yale University Press
p218
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