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Remains of a designed landscape around Haddo House (NJ83SE0042) incorporating various features probably by J and W Smith 1847. At the east end of the avenue is a massive urn on a tall plinth, dated 1847 (NJ83SE0111). Flanking the avenue a short distance to the west is a pair of deer statues on tall granite plinths (NJ83SE0110). Further west are the 'Golden Gates' (NJ83SE0109). The estate has a number of lodges: Tangland Lodge, the North Lodge built circa 1848, in Tudor style (NJ83NE0188), Keithfield Lodge dating from 1878 (NJ83SE0089), South Lodge built circa 1845 in Tudor style (NJ83SE0108). West of the house is the walled garden (NJ83SE0092), early 19th century in date with mid 18th century gates, with a gardener's cottage to the south (NJ83SE0091). There are a number of cottages, including Gardener's Cottage built circa 1843 (NJ83SE0091), Butler's Cottage built circa 1860 (NJ83SE0090). The icehouse (NJ83SE0095) dates from the early 19th century. Within Knockorthy Wood is a burial enclosure, designed by Alfred Waterhouse 1884, and in Gothic Style. The home farm, Mains of Haddo is south of the house, dating from the first half of the 19th century, although partly altered in 1890. Pheasantries south and north of the Mains of Haddo, and also to the east of Haddo House (NJ83SE0105). There are boat houses on both the Upper Lake and Keithfield Lake. See NJ83SE0181 for the bridge over the Burn of Kelly. Five elm trees from the estate are being donated in 2016 for renovation of Lord Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, now in Portsmouth historic dockyard. A programme of archaeological survey and assessment of the deer park was carried out by Rathmell Archaeology in July to September 2017, comprising desk based assessment and walkover survey. The survey confirmed the location of already recorded historic environment features, and identified a number of new sites in the form of discrete areas of large rounded boulders representing clearance cairns, most likely associated with rig and furrow agriculture. Linked to this work was a number of community excavations focused on the site of a pheasantry shown on the Os 2nd edition map at NJ 87473 34197, an earthwork at NJ 87480 34291. Evidence of the structures shown on the historic maps was recovered, but no features were recorded to support the suggestion that the earthwork was associated with an early phase of the deer park.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)