Basic Site Details

Name: Craigievar Castle
Town, district or village: Craigievar
City or county: Aberdeenshire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Castle  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 5 1626Build/construction 
Item 2 of 5Late 1500s Build/construction 
Item 3 of 517731776Plans drawn upEstate plan drawn up
Item 4 of 51826  Repairs and alterations
Item 5 of 520082009Restoration 

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 7Bell Family J 1626 
Item 2 of 7John Bell L 1626May have been involved with the work here
Item 3 of 7Conn family HLate 1500s Begun
Item 4 of 7George Brown J1776 Estate plan drawn up
Item 5 of 7John Smith  1826 Repairs and alterations and perhaps gardener's cottage
Item 6 of 7James Smith A1901 Survey drawings. It was perhaps this James Smith - the journal reports that James Smith who was a student at GSA in 1899 drew up the plans.
Item 7 of 7Laing Traditional Masonry A20082009Major restoration - directed by Andrew Allan and Stephen Harper

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Mortimer FamilyClient for per-1600 castle

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen London and New Haven: Yale University Presspp431-436
Item 2 of 2Shepherd, Ian1994Gordon: an illustrated architectural guide  p97

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Building News15 February 1901  p223 - notes and illustration

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Courtesy of Neil DarlingtonInformation sent via DSA website Sent October 2009
Item 2 of 2National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSJohn Smith Papers (List of Plans and accounts) Smith accounts