Wardhouse Home Farm
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Wardhouse Home Farm
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 30 Oct 2019
Built in about 1835-1842, either by Archibald Simpson or in the style of Archibald Simpson, for Pedro Carlos Gordon of Wardhouse and Kildrummy (1806-1857), son of John David Gordon of Kildrummy and Maria del Carmen Beigbeder Ducoin. According to Ian Shepherd's 'Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide' (2006), there was "Much Spanish influence evident in the great bullyard, set within a quadrangular courtyard, entered through an impressive pedimented gateway." The tower on the north side is a doocot, and the granary was used for entertainment; 90 people sat down to dinner at New Year 1873, and 190 couples came to the ensuing ball. The inside of the quadrangle seems to have been built up with later buildings.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.365056
Longitude
-2.721977