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Midmar Castle

A Category A Listed Building in Midmar, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.1372 / 57°8'13"N

Longitude: -2.4898 / 2°29'23"W

OS Eastings: 370452

OS Northings: 805247

OS Grid: NJ704052

Mapcode National: GBR X4.46FQ

Mapcode Global: WH8PD.QVKY

Plus Code: 9C9V4GP6+V3

Entry Name: Midmar Castle

Listing Name: Midmar Castle.

Listing Date: 16 April 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349980

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB16262

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200349980

Location: Midmar

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Westhill and District

Parish: Midmar

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

Description

Main part Z-plan, George Bell master mason c. 1570-5.
Approximately square 4-storey central part with 6-storey
circular battlemented tower and 4-storey and attic
turreted square tower. N.W. wing 2-storey with dormer heads
probably 17th century. E. wing 2/3-storey probably c. 1733;
small bathroom addition (? 1796). Harled, small raised
terrace in courtyard. Interior work; main part:- 1st floor
plain with original ceiling and good early 19th century c.i.
stove by Adam Anderson; original late 18th century bathroom
arrangements in addition. Good original panelled rooms
with original plasterwork 2nd and 3rd floors. E. wing:-
good panelling of c. 1733 with late 18th century additions.
Elegant dining room at ground floor probably c. 1796,
Pompeian red with windows in semi-elliptically arched
recesses. Considerably repaired in 1840.

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