Aberdeen City HER - NJ90NW1089 - KEPPLESTONE HOUSE

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Primary ReferenceNJ90NW1089
NameKEPPLESTONE HOUSE
NRHE Card No.NJ90NW886
NRHE Numlink 148856
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of house of late 18th century date, redesigned and extended by J Russell Mackenzie circa 1875. lodge and remains of garden grounds. The house is depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps set within garden grounds, with a lodge at the entrance to the northeast. On the mid 20th century OS map it is annotated as Kepplestone Nursing Home. The house is a 2-storey gabled house adjoining a reworked 18th century farmhouse, with a small central courtyard, and substantial 20th century additions and alterations. Harled and dry-dashed. Now known as Kepplestone Mansion. During the First World War the Aberdeen children's hospital was evacuated to Kepplestone House. Standing building survey was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in July 2016. The house may have started as a cottage on Viewfield Road but was substantially enlarged and modernised by Alexander Macdonald around 1875 to house his art collection. The building was extended several times in the 20th century, although some of these extensions have since been removed. See also NJ90NW2230 - lodge.
Last Update12/01/2023
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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National Grid Reference: NJ 9131 0528



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2016 Building Recording camerona1-259023

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
COTTAGES  B80
HOSPITALS  D100
LODGES  C100
HOUSES SITE OFA100