Basic Site Details Name: | Gordon Castle | Town, district or village: | Fochabers | City or county: | Morayshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1764 | 1767 | Plans drawn up | Designs for the castle | | 1769 | 1782 | Reconstruction | Remodelling | | 1786 | 1790 | Alterations and additions | Informal landscape created | | 1791 | | Build/construction | Castellated west lodge. Stables and coachhouse | | 1826 | 1840 | Build/construction | East Lodge | | 1827 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations and repairs to east wing after fire | | 1952 | 1953 | Destruction/demolition | Mostly demolished - leaving former east wing | | 1960 | 1966 | Alterations and additions | Demolitions and restoration work | | 1961 | | Destruction/demolition | | | 1970 | 1971 | Alterations and additions | Alterations including large farm court to rear. | | c. 2015 | | Restoration | Restoration of orangery |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | John Adam | | C | 1764 | | Provided design - in consultation with the duke's surveyor Abraham Roumieu. | | Abraham Roumieu | | B | c. 1764 | 1767 | Plans drawn up - with John Adam | | John Baxter | | A | 1769 | 1782 | | | Thomas White | | A | 1786 | 1790 | Informal parklands created | | John Baxter | | D | 1791 | | Castellated west lodge. Stables and coachhouse. | | Robert Burn | | K | 1800 | 1801 | Lakeside House - probably by Robert Burn who was building a similar pavilion and teahouse at Cairnfield. | | Archibald Simpson | | H | 1826 | 1840 | East lodge. Orangery. | | Archibald Simpson | | J | 1827 | | Alterations and repairs to east wing after fire. | | Walter Schomberg Hepburne Scott | | M | 1960 | 1966 | Demolitions and restoration work. Conversion of Baxter's stables into Home Farm. | | J & W Wittet | | L | 1970 | 1971 | Alterations including large farm court to rear | | Neil Victor Ridgley Simpson | | L | 1970 | 1971 | Alterations including large farm court to rear | | William Wittet | | L | 1970 | 1971 | Alterations including laerge farm court to rear. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Gordon, 4th Duke of | Client for Baxter. | | Gordon, Trustees of 4th Duke | Client for Simpson work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Neale | 1818 | Views of Seats | | 1st series | Volume 1, ser 1. | | Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | | Yale University Press | pp441, 444, 447, 625-9 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Edinburgh City Libraries (Cowan Bequest) | Baxter sale catalogue | | 'various designs for Gordon Castle ...built by Mr Baxter' in sale catalogue | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD 44/49/16 | Accounts among Gordon Papers. | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Register House Plans | RHP 1056-1071, 1072-4 | | | West Sussex Record Office | Archival material | Goodwood PD, 101-5 | |
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