Basic Site Details

Name: Skellater House
Town, district or village: Strathdon
City or county: Aberdeenshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Contractor for link kitchen addition Mike Forbes - for which he received a Federation of Master Builders Craftsmanship Award. Addition also nominated for Aberdeenshire Council Design Award.

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 41727 Build/construction 
Item 2 of 41857 AdditionDormer windows and rear additions (may be 1845 -RIAS)
Item 3 of 419751976Restoration 
Item 4 of 42004 AdditionLink kitchen added and reinstatment of cornices, skirtings and architraves.

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 4Alastair Harper A19751976Restoration
Item 2 of 4Michael Rasmussen C2004 Link kitchen added.
Item 3 of 4Rasmussen Associates C2004 Link kitchen added.
Item 4 of 4Mikhail Pietranek D2004 Reinstatment of cornices, skirtings and architraves.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen London and New Haven: Yale University Pressp714

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register16173