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Whitehaugh

A Category B Listed Building in Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.2457 / 57°14'44"N

Longitude: -2.6723 / 2°40'20"W

OS Eastings: 359525

OS Northings: 817419

OS Grid: NJ595174

Mapcode National: GBR M9RK.Y7V

Mapcode Global: WH7MS.X4NQ

Plus Code: 9C9V68WH+73

Entry Name: Whitehaugh

Listing Name: Whitehaugh House

Listing Date: 16 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349924

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB16208

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200349924

Location: Tullynessle and Forbes

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford

Parish: Tullynessle And Forbes

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

Original (centre) section 1745 (dated) small-scale two-storey and basement, seven-window ashlar frontage centre three advanced with pediment, platformed piend roof. Additions and internal reconstruction by John Smith around 1835 (183? datestone), R-doric four-column portico with balustraded balcony over at first, single-storey and basement with one-window pedimented frontages with anta order. Single-storey north wing with four-column proto-doric (abacus only) columns. Later additions recently removed. Good entrance hall staircase with doric columns at entrance hall and Ionic column screens to either side.

Statement of Interest

The Dictionary of Scottish Architects records that mansion was altered around 1835 by the architect John Smith and again around 1881 by the architectural practice W & J Smith.

Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland gives date 1838 for addition of the wings.

The early 19th century additions were commissioned by the proprietor Colonel J.J.F. Leith.

Listed building record updated in 2023.

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