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Basic Site Details
Name
Castle Forbes
Town, District or Village
Alford
Parish
Keig
City or County
Aberdeenshire
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Uncertain as to who is involved in partnership of Walker & Duncan at this date
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Putachie
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Castle
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Plans drawn up
1807
Not executed
Plans drawn up
1811
Not executed
Build/construction
1815
1821
1852
Survey plans drawn up
1950
Alterations to east wing
Restoration
1975
1984
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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.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
John Paterson
D
Architect
1807
Plans drawn up - not executed
John Paterson
B
Architect
1811
Plans drawn up - not executed
Archibald Simpson
1815
1821
John Smith
1820c
Completion
James Forbes Beattie
1852
Survey plans drawn up
Walker & Duncan
1950
Alterations to east wing
Cunningham Glass Partnership
C
Architectural practice
1975
1984
Refurbishment
James Boyne Watson
C
Architect
1975
1984
Refurbishment - may not be involved
James Napier Cunningham
A
Architect
1975
1984
Refurbishment
Peter Lamont Burnside Borthwick
C
Architect
1975
1984
Refurbishment - may not be involved
Stuart Lister Ingram
A
Architect
1975
1984
Refurbishment
Thomas Ogilvie Maclean Cordiner
A
Architect
1975
1984
Refurbishment - may not be involved
William Gordon Liam Findlay
C
Architect
1975
1984
Refurbishment
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Forbes, 17th Lord
Client for Paterson scheme and Simpson work
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Colvin, Howard
2008
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840
London: YUP. 4th edition
Macaulay, James
1975
The Gothic Revival
pp205-8
Morris, F O
Picturesque Views of Seats
v, p61
Neale
1818
Views of Seats
1st series
Series I
Shepherd, Ian
1994
Gordon: an illustrated architectural guide
p99-100
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Aberdeen Press and Journal
1955/03/27
*
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)
Gifts and deposits
GD 52/349
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Drawings Collection
Original drawings and Smith accounts
Castle Forbes Archive
Drawings
Beattie drawings
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
9058
National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO)
Register House Plans
RHP 24365-6, 24368-78
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