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Paul Higson
North East Scotland Preservation Trust
Viewmount
Arduthie Road
Stonehaven
AB39 2DQ
Tel: 01569 768289

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Aberdeenshire:  18 September 2010

Doors Open Days in Aberdeenshire is a great way to find out about the hidden heritage on your doorstep. This is your opportunity to get behind the scenes of everyday buildings on the high street, as well as important local landmarks. And all for free!  
Paul

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Arbuthnott House Gardens
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18.09.10 (09.00-17.00)
Arbuthnott House, Laurencekirk,  AB30 1PA
Arbuthnott House Gardens - Image 1

17th century, 5 acre walled garden on steep south facing slope, adjacent to Arbuthnott House. .


Building Date: 1650

Sheltered garden with fruit, vegetables, annual and herbaceous borders. Grass walks across slope. Greenhouse.

Due to renovation work on Arbuthnott House, access is not possible for wheelchairs.

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Courthouse
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18.09.10 (10.00-1300 & 14.00-16.00)
County Buildings, Dunnottar Avenue, Stonehaven,  AB39 2JH
Courthouse - Image 1

Category "B" Listed Building

A classical renaissance facade with an arched and channelled ground floor followed by square headed windows with architraves on the first floor and balustrade above. An arched porch with pink granite columns and balustrade. As its core is the tall rough stone, two-storey courtroom block with three arched windows.


Building Date: late 18C

Guided tours of the Courthouse from 10.00am to 1.00pm.

Mock trial at 2.00pm.

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Cowie Chapel of St Mary and St Nathalan
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18.09.10 (All day)
Cowie, Stonehaven
Cowie Chapel of St Mary and St Nathalan - Image 1

Category B Listed Building.

St Mary of the Storms is a rare medieval survivor with rubble-built east gable wall and three deeply-set early English lancets. Lengthened in 15th century with rectangular windows in west gable and late medieval priest's doorway in the south wall.


Building Date: 1296
Mort House dating from 1830 situated at the west end of the kirk. Fine 18th century gravestones with trade emblems.
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Dunnottar Shell House
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18.09.10 (10.00-16.00)
Dunnottar Woods, Stonehaven
Dunnottar Shell House - Image 1A grotto within the former 19th century romantic landscape of Dunnottar House (demolished 1957). Created with wealth amassed from Jamaican sugar plantations by Alexander Allardyce.
Building Date: Early 19th century
Originally faced with sea-cliff conglomerate, restored in 2000 by a local trust and shell artist Diane Reynell. The interior is barnacled with rib vaults of sea orchins and heraldic panels of scallops and conches.
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Fasque
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18.09.10 (10.30-16.30)
Fettercairn,  AB30 1DN
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Majestic castellated mansion in muted brown sandstone built for Sir Alexander Ramsay of Balmain.

Much has been written on Fasque over the years but none of it fully captures the significance and stature of the properties and landscape. Unfortunately Fasque has not been fully occupied for many years, and while it is still complete in many ways which have been lost with other comparable properties, it now requires a program of major repair to restore and preserve its original stature and stop this being lost for future generations..


Architect: Original attributed to John Paterson
Building Date: 1809- 1813

Sections of the house will be open for viewing and there will be access to the grounds, walled garden and stables. Additionally, there will be an opportunity to discuss and view the current proposals for the properties and grounds.

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Fettercairn Distillery
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18.09.10 (10.00-16.00)
Distillery Road, Fettercairn,  AB30 1YE
Fettercairn Distillery - Image 1

One of the oldest licenced distilleries in Scotland. Operated by Whyte and Mackay.

The current neat black and white buildings were rebuilt after a fire in 1889.


Building Date: 1824

Guided Distillery tour and video with taste of whisky and browse around our Distillery shop which has a selection of whiskies for sale.

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Fettercairn House
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18.09.10 (Guided tours at 11.00 & 14.00)
Fettercairn,  AB30 1DH
Fettercairn House - Image 1Family portraits and other paintings in the Long Gallery and Library. Wood pannelled library contains a particularly fine collection of antiquarian books. Extensive policies, walled garden and woodland walks.
Architect: John, First Earl of Middleton
Building Date: 1666 & 1828

The house is only open for two guided tours at 11.00 and 14.00. Places must be booked in advance and are limited to 20 people per tour.

To book your place call Margaret Neely on 01356 628600.

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Glensaugh Research Station
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18.09.10 (10.00-16.00)
Glensaugh, Fettercairn,  AB30 1HB
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Glensaugh is an upland estate, hill farm and environmental research station which is managed by the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. Modern farm and research buildings lie at the heart of the property which is managed for the benefit of its livestock and people.

There will be two guided tours at 1000 and 1400 leaving from the farm office.

Visitors will be welcomed by the farm manager, Donald Barrie, who will give a tour of the steading and research facilities, followed by a short walk through the inner core of the farm. During the walk he will explain how the site is managed and the concept of the "sustainable estate".

Visitors are welcome to walk the farm trail before or after the tours.

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Kinneff Old Church
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18.09.10 (All day)
Kinneff,  DD10 0TJ
Kinneff Old Church - Image 1Situated one mile from Roadside of Kinneff on the A92 and signposted from there, Kinneff Old Church retains a special place in the history of Scotland for it was here that the Scottish Crown Jewels were hidden from the invading army of Oliver Cromwell in 1651.
Building Date: 11th century, rebuilt several times, latest 19th c
The display in the church shows the history of the various churches that have been built on this site and depicts the history of the Scottish Crown Jewels - The Honours of Scotland - from 1651 to the present day. The Church is maintained by a Preservation Trust and there is also an interesting old graveyard.
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Mill of Benholm
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18.09.10 (10.00-14.00)
Benholm by Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire,  DD10 0HT
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This is a category “A” Listed working waterwheel meal mill museum managed by the Mill of Benholm Project which is a small charity providing work experience in catering and horticulture for adult learners.

Visitors will find the waterwheel turning and the working machinery visible from the viewing galleries.  The site is set up to allow the visiting public to explore the grounds and by reading the interpretation panels discover how water from the burn is directed into the mill pond from where it turns the mill wheel which works each of the machines required to process the oatmeal.


Building Date: c.1711

Walks along burn and through gardens.

There are family art/craft/science workshops held in the mill building on Saturday mornings during the summer months.

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