Aberdeenshire HER - NJ96SE0012 - HOUSE OF AUCHIRIES

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Primary ReferenceNJ96SE0012
NameHOUSE OF AUCHIRIES
NRHE Card No.NJ96SE16
NRHE Numlink 77071
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 16119
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Mansion house, part still in use as a farmhouse. It was a complex structure of several dates in first half of 18th century comprising three blocks in an approximately Z-plan arrangement. The eastern block, dated 1715, is roofless, 2-storey rubble-built, harled, with a centre door (later enlarged) flanked by shotholes. There is an Ogilvie monogram and window over it. It is 2-window to the west, 1-window to the east. Two back wings, one partly demolished and longer than the other, are both of later date. The centre block is roofless and slightly later, also of harled rubble with chamfered margins. It is 2-storey, 1-window (dummies) in the south gable. Symmetrical west front with centre door, 5-window at the first floor. The western block is roofed and occupied as a farmhouse. It is of ashlar granite with cherry chocking, with six windows, and consists of a long, tall single-storey at the east end, and a low 2-storey at the west end. There are two shotholes in the first floor. The present kitchen is vaulted, the joinery of several dates. The east part was remodelled in the early 19th century. Outbuildings have a tall piend roof and there is a stretch of garden wall on the south, and a low barn on the west.
Last Update25/03/2024
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MANSIONS REMAINS OFA100
SHOT-HOLES  B100
MONOGRAMS  C100
STONES DATEDD100
KITCHENS VAULTEDE100
BRIDGES HUMP-BACKEDF100