Alternative Names New Place Of Balbithan; Old Balbthan; Balbythan House
Site type COUNTRY HOUSE
Canmore ID 19508
Site Number NJ81NW 7.00
NGR NJ 81214 18877
Council ABERDEENSHIRE
Parish KEITHHALL AND KINKELL
Former Region GRAMPIAN
Former District GORDON
Former County ABERDEENSHIRE

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Balbithan House, 17th century. Extensive three-storey, harled, L-plan house with corbelled stair-tower in angle and turrets at corners. Owned by the Chalmers family until 1690, the south wing and the stair-tower are a good deal older than the rest. Important garden re-created by Mrs Mary McMurtrie.

Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

Archaeological Notes

NJ81NW 7.00 81214 18877

NJ81NW 7.01 8109 1882 Home Farm

Balbithan House (NAT)
OS 6" map (1928)

(NJ 8121 1888) Balbithan (NR)
OS 6" map (1870)

Balbythan House is a mansion of the latter half of the 17th century. It is an example of the greatest development of the L-plan but has been greatly modernised.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1887

The mansion house, which is inhabited, is in good condition and is as described by above.
Visited by OS (RD) 19 March 1964.

Architectural Notes

NMRS REFERENCE:

Owner: Mrs Mc Murtrie
Visited: CMcW 1954
DateL 17c

Notes and Activities

Batey, M (1975) 'Visits to Scottish gardens', J Garden Hist, vol.3, 1
Page(s): 25,26,31

Bogdan and Bryce, N and I B D (1991) 'Castles, manors and 'town houses' survey', Discovery Excav Scot
Page(s): 29

Castles of Aberdeenshire (1887) Castles of Aberdeenshire: historical and descriptive notes, Aberdeen
Held at RCAHMS D.5.11.HAY