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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
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
Tagged with: Architectural structure
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.
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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