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Mansion house, dated 1839, built on site of earlier house. The 17th Century Old House of Banchory was probably built on the site of an earlier one. The Old House was demolished in 1839, when the present one was erected. The present house is a large Tudor-Gothic mansion house, harl and slate with granite dressings, designed by John Smith for Alexander Thomson. Built into the wall is a stone dated 1621 and the initials A G. which represents Alexander Garden or Gardyne who owned the lands in the 17th Century. The Prince Consort stayed here in 1859 while visiting Aberdeen. A possible 18th Century square dovecot lies nearby. It is harled, but truncated with a corrugated iron lean-to. Four Pictish symbol stones found at Dunnicaer (NO88SE0027) are set into a garden wall. Now known as Beannachar Camphill Community, having become a Rudolf Steiner training centre for young adult sin 1978. See NJ90SW0088 for West Lodge.
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