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Eagle House, The Croft, Balmoral Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.0288 / 57°1'43"N

Longitude: -3.2464 / 3°14'46"W

OS Eastings: 324443

OS Northings: 793772

OS Grid: NO244937

Mapcode National: GBR W6.C7VF

Mapcode Global: WH6MC.3LDG

Plus Code: 9C9R2QH3+GF

Entry Name: Eagle House, The Croft, Balmoral Castle

Listing Name: Balmoral Castle, the Croft, Eagle House

Listing Date: 12 March 2010

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 400398

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB51466

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Balmoral Castle, The Croft, Eagle House

ID on this website: 200400398

Location: Crathie and Braemar

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside

Parish: Crathie And Braemar

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

Late 19th century. Long, octagonal timber pavilion to S of kennels at The Croft. Granite base; slatted timber to N end, horizontal over vertical, spaced boarding to dado height to centre and S with railed boards above and later wire grilles. Longer faces to E and W with canted ends. 2 doors to E. Very fine slates to polygonal roof; overhanging eaves; decorative, glazed terracotta ridge tiles.

Statement of Interest

B Group with The Croft and Kennels.

The eagle house is not shown on the 1st edition OS map but present on the second. It is an extremely rare if not unique building, in an aviary sub-category. A small plaque to the East face is inscribed 'eagles out of nest, Craig Giubha, 1885. It forms a group of ancillaries supporting The Croft, together with the neighbouring kennels.

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