Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kildrummy Mansion House |
| Town, district or village: | Kildrummy |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Notes: | This house has been built of a light cream-coloured sandstone found on the site. Within the perlieus are the ruins of one of the largest Scottish castles, at one time belonging to King Robert I. Kildrummy is now the property of Mr James Ogston, Aberdeen, and is a well-known sporting estate situated in the upper valley of the Don. The architect is Mr A Marshall Mackenzie ARSA, Aberdeen. [Building News 15 March 1901 Page 363] Rock gardens laid out in old quarry by firm of Japanese landscape architects and planted by nurseryman Backhouse of York under the direction of David Peary of York. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Kildrummy Castle Hotel | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1897 | 1900 | ||
| 1900 | Design exhibited | ||
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 | |
| Alexander Marshall Mackenzie | 1897 | 1900 | Also Brig o' Balgownie on estate | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Ogston, Colonel James | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Academy Architecture | 1900 | part 1 | pp94, 95 | ||
| RSA | 1900 | 524 | |||
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp595-6 | |
| Shepherd, Ian | 1994 | Gordon: an illustrated architectural guide | p78 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 15 March 1901 | p363 with plan and illustration by T Raffles Davison | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 9099 | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 9100 | Bridge over Back Den |