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Wardhouse

A Category B Listed Building in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.3648 / 57°21'53"N

Longitude: -2.7276 / 2°43'39"W

OS Eastings: 356332

OS Northings: 830714

OS Grid: NJ563307

Mapcode National: GBR M9M8.35T

Mapcode Global: WH7M6.24FX

Plus Code: 9C9V977C+WX

Entry Name: Wardhouse

Listing Name: Wardhouse.

Listing Date: 16 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 341449

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9192

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200341449

Location: Kennethmont

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford

Parish: Kennethmont

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

Roofless, but otherwise complete. Dated (A)RTHUR'S SEAT
BUILT IN THE YEAR 1757 and 17(?). Symmetrical palladian
mansion. 2-storey and full basement centre block, raised
pedimented centre of slate-coloured ashlar with rusticated
Venetian at piano nobile with 2 windows and oval panel
above, 2 windows either side, squared rubble with
slate-coloured dressings. Plain canted bay at back. Quoin
angles. 2-window and centre door single storey quadrant
links to sqaure. 2-storey wings of 2 x 2 windows.
Considerable additions in same style at E. wing.

Statement of Interest

Gutted c. 1953. Little of interior decoration remains.

Wooden main staircase in front hall rising through

2-storeys. Drawing room said to have good plasterwork

interior otherwise plain. For photographs of house and

policies complete and history of family see J.M. Bulloch

Gordon mss. King's College Library.

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