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Latitude: 57.6436 / 57°38'37"N
Longitude: -3.3674 / 3°22'2"W
OS Eastings: 318470
OS Northings: 862344
OS Grid: NJ184623
Mapcode National: GBR L81J.B4R
Mapcode Global: WH6JD.74QN
Plus Code: 9C9RJJVM+C2
Entry Name: Aldroughty House, Spynie
Listing Name: Aldroughty House
Listing Date: 25 April 1989
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 349241
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15592
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Spynie, Aldroughty House
ID on this website: 200349241
Location: Spynie
County: Moray
Electoral Ward: Heldon and Laich
Parish: Spynie
Traditional County: Morayshire
Tagged with: House
Probably William Robertson, 1829. Single storey house over
raised basement with 2-storey outer bays, S facing symmetrical
5-bay frontage. Tooled coursed rubble, polished ashlar
dressings.
Pedimented portico with dated tympanum supported by 2 fluted
Greek Doric columns; moulded architraves to doorway with
panelled door and rectangular fanlight. Corniced string
course with blocking course links centre single storey 3 bays
with slightly advanced 2-storey outer bays, each with
aproned ground floor windows, similar fenestration in return
E and W walls. Single storey, 2-bay rear wings in sympathy
with main front, at NE by J Wittet, 1899 and dated 1930 at NW. Lying-pane glazing throughout, with modern plate glass in
lower lights of front ground floor sashes. Coped paired ridge
stacks and rear end stacks; piended and gabled slate roofs.
Later centre dormer window.
INTERIOR: simple interior with some remodelling (1899 and
later); few original features survive.
ELGIN COURIER, 25 Dec 1829. Advertisement for tenders.
Robert Young, THE PARISH OF SPYNIE (1871), p. 118.
Grant G Simpson, "Aldroughty in Moray, A University Chequers
of the North".
ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY REVIEW, No 176 (Autumn 1986), pp. 438-455.
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