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Latitude: 57.1883 / 57°11'17"N
Longitude: -3.0921 / 3°5'31"W
OS Eastings: 334089
OS Northings: 811356
OS Grid: NJ340113
Mapcode National: GBR WC.15NL
Mapcode Global: WH6LN.GLS8
Plus Code: 9C9R5WQ5+85
Entry Name: East Lodge, Candacraig House
Listing Name: Candacraig House Policies, East Lodge
Listing Date: 16 April 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 349879
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB16163
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Candacraig House, East Lodge
ID on this website: 200349879
Location: Strathdon
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside
Parish: Strathdon
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
Tagged with: Gatehouse
John Smith, Aberdeen, 1835. Well-detailed single storey Jacobean gate lodge, sited at the N boundary of Candacraig House policies. Distinctive curvilinear and straight gables with spike finials, polygonal-roofed 'viewing' bay with attached ball-finialled pier, arrowslits and paired diamond-aligned stacks. Red granite ashlar, deep base course, chamfered reveals and raked cills. Timber transoms and mullions.
FURTHER DESCRIPTION: entrance elevation to E (driveway) with polygonal bay projecting at right incorporating coat of arms to stone pedimented dormer windowhead at forward face, timber door in recessed bay to left. Polygonal bay duplicated to left of N (road) elevation. S elevation with elaborate curvilinear gable also bearing coat of arms, and further stone pedimented windowhead breaking eaves at left.
Multi-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slates. Cavetto-coped ashlar stacks with cans; stepped ashlar-coped skews with block skewputts and stone finials.
The East Lodge of Candacraig House is a fine example of John Smith's style. Sited to the north of Candacraig House, it was originally listed as 'North Lodge', but is known as 'East Lodge'. John Smith was an important north east architect, designing a variety of building types including hospitals, ecclesiastical and domestic buildings. His commissions include Aberdeen North and South Churches (1830-31), Banchory House (1839) and Aberdeen Blind Asylum (1841).
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