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Basic Site Details
Name
Inchdrewer Castle
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Banffshire
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Inhabited at least until 1836; a ruin prior to 1962.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Tower house
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1500c
Addition
16
Forecourt ranges
18L
Additional wing
1965
Rebuilding - not carried out
Restoration
1966
1971
Rebuilt and reroofed for residential use; interior not completed (John Lamb responsible)
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Leiper Family
c
Mason
16
Oliver Falvey Hill
1965
Rebuilding scheme - not carried out but probably influenced the executed scheme by John Lamb of George Bennet Mitchell & Son
George Bennett Mitchell & Son
A
Architectural practice
1966
1971
Rebuilt and reroofed for residential use; interior not completed (John Lamb responsible)
John Lamb
A
Architect
1966
1971
Rebuilt and reroofed for residential use; interior not completed (John Lamb responsible)
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Mirrlees, Robin de la Lanne
Client for 1965 proposed work
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
MacGibbon and Ross
Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland
Volume II, pp147-9
McKean, Charles
1990
Banff and Buchan: an illustrated guide
p59
New Statistical Account of Scotland
New Statistical Account of Scotland
No 13 (1836), p30
Powers, Alan
1989
Oliver Hill, architect and lover of life 1887-1968
p82 - described as 'alterations' perhaps alterations to George Bennet Mitchell scheme
Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew
2015
The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray
Yale University Press
pp262, 264-5
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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
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Drawings Collection
RAN 16/K/8 (drawings by Oliver Hill).
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
3049
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