Alternative Names Arbuthnott House Policies
Site type COUNTRY HOUSE, MOTTE (POSSIBLE), TOWER HOUSE
Canmore ID 36394
Site Number NO77NE 2.00
NGR NO 79498 75071
Council ABERDEENSHIRE
Parish ARBUTHNOTT
Former Region GRAMPIAN
Former District KINCARDINE AND DEESIDE
Former County KINCARDINESHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NO77NE 2.00 79498 75071

(NO 7952 7505) Arbuthnott House (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1959).

NO77NE 2.01 centred on 7951 7505 Arbuthnott House, designed landscape Park
NO77NE 2.02 79504 75146 North Bridge
NO77NE 2.03 79479 75712 Main Gate
NO77NE 2.04 79247 75401 Doocot

See also:
NO77NE 70 Centred NO 7900 7535 Tree-lined avenue

Arthbuthnott House bears the date 1588 on a skew-putt stone among the old buildings.
A Jervise 1875-9.

Arbuthnott House, originally a rectangular tower-house dated 1588, and considerably extended in 1660, 1754 and 1810 (information from Viscount Arbuthnott, Arbuthnott House) now presents no external appearance of antiquity. However, beneath the tower-house and the outbuildings to the NE are barrel-vaulted chambers, considered by Simpson (information from W D Simpson, King's College, Aberdeen) to incorporate earlier 14th century masonry.
The house, which is still occupied, is believed to occupy the site of a motte.
Visited by OS (NKB), 10 January 1968.

Architectural Notes

NMRS REFERENCE

Architect: R & R Dickson 1839 extension - not executed.
John Farrior, wright in Montrose 0 contract to build addition 1754.

NMRS Simpson and Brown photographs
Box 2 album no.17
One view of the entrance front.

NMRS- I G Lindsay Coll W/369

Bogdan and Bryce, N and I B D (1991) 'Castles, manors and 'town houses' survey', Discovery Excav Scot
Page(s): 32

Coventry, M (2001) The castles of Scotland Musselburgh
Page(s): 54 Held at RCAHMS F.5.2.COV

Forman, S (1958a) 'Eight hundred years of the Arbuthnotts: the family, house and parish of Arbuthnott all share the same name - a very rare occurrence in this day and age', Scot Fld, vol.105, 664 April
Page(s): 40-2