Basic Site Details
| Name: | Brotherstone House |
| Town, district or village: | Benholm/Fordoun |
| City or county: | Kincardineshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Benholm |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Brotherton House | Yes | |
| Lathallan School | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| DOMESTIC | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1864 | Layout of grounds | ||
| 1864 | 1868 | Build/construction | Dates given by 'Buildings of Scotland' for construction of house |
| After 1872 | Addition | Laundry and drying house | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Forbes Beattie | 1864 | Layout of grounds | |||
| James Matthews | A | 1864 | 1868 | House | |
| Matthews & Lawrie | A | 1864 | 1868 | ||
| James Matthews | B | After 1872 | Laundry and drying house | ||
| John Bridgeford Pirie | B | After 1872 | Laundry and drying house - as assistant to Matthews | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Scott, Hercules James and his wife, Moon, Anna | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | London, Wyman | Entry for James Matthews | |
| Geddes, Jane | 2001 | Deeside and the Mearns: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | Edinburgh: RIAS/Rutland Press | p36 | |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp62, 635 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | Original drawings of grounds | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | J B Pirie Collection | Notebook (specifications of quantities); also for details of plaster and slater work. Plan showing section of roof (no 506 on handlist) | |