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Townhouse, dating from the 18th Century. It belonged originally to John Gordon of Glenbuchat, who was one of the key Jacobite commanders in the '45. Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, may have hidden here after Culloden. The building was seized, along with Gordon's other assets after the '45. Sold to Charles Gordon 1766, at which time it was fashionably re-cast. It is a 2-storey and basement, 3-window house constructed of squared heathen stone with freestone dressings and quoins. The wallhead of the front elevation (west) features a shaped gable, with an arched window and ball finials. There is a stone staircase with cast-iron handrail leading up to a pedimented doorpiece. It has a moulded eaves course and chimney copes. One of the best houses of its date in Aberdeenshire.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)