Moray HER - NJ35NW0010 - GORDON CASTLE, FOCHABERS

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Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD) A100 1479  
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) B100    
Modern (1900 - 2050) C100    
18th Century D100 1783  
17th Century F100    
19th Century G100 1830  
20th Century H100    

Period Notes

Period Notes Present house began in 1769 and finished 1783. It was restored and adapted in 1961-65. The forest of Enzie was given to Gordons in the 14th century. The old castle was built in 1479 and greatly extended.

Architect Details

Architect Details The early tower was incorporated in a circa 1700 mansion which was remodeled and greatly enlarged for the 4th Duke of Gordon by John Baxter, architect, Edinburgh, 1769-82. The E wing of the castle was damaged by fire in 1827, repaired with some internal modifications by Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen. In 1961 extensive portions of the mansion were demolished, leaving the E wing as the sole dwelling, the ancient tower as a freestanding block in the centre of the range and at the W the former stables/carriage house, which became the Home Farm steading. The architect for this final stage was Schomberg Scott, Edinburgh, 1961-65.