Aberdour House (Aberdeenshire)

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Aberdour House
Aberdour House (Aberdeenshire)
General information
Town or city New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire
CountryScotland
Coordinates 57°40′02″N2°09′09″W / 57.6671°N 2.15260°W / 57.6671; -2.15260 Coordinates: 57°40′02″N2°09′09″W / 57.6671°N 2.15260°W / 57.6671; -2.15260
Completedc. 1740
OwnerRobin Mackinlay (since 1992) [1]
Technical details
Floor count3

Aberdour House is Category A listed [2] country house in New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Dating to around 1740, [3] it was built by John Forbes, of Knappernay. [1]

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Historian Charles McKean describes House of Memsie as a "smaller and more decorative version of Aberdour House". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The magic of Aberdour House: an eight-bedroom home near Fraserburgh" - The Press and Journal , 4 December 2018
  2. Aberdour House - Historic Environment Scotland
  3. 1 2 McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 136. ISBN   185158-231-2.