Historic Buildings of Banffshire, Scotland

Now split between Moray and Aberdeenshire councils.

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The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Banffshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up.

Historic Buildings of Banffshire

... in alphabetical order

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Including Castles, Abbeys, Manor Houses, Mansions, Stately Homes, Country houses, Estate houses, Courts, Halls, Parks and other listed buildings of historic interest

A

• Auchindune Auchindoun Castle, Mortlach parish
• Auchenhamper Castle, Inverkeithny parish
• Auchlunkart House (A. Steuart)
• Auchintoul, Marnoch Parish

B

• Ballindalloch Castle
• Castle of Balnabreich, Boharm parish
• Balravie Castle (site of), Alvah parish
• Balveny Castle or Balvenie Castle
• Banff Castle
• Blairfindy Castle
• Boyne Castle

C

• Cairfield House (John Gordon)
• Carnousie Castle, Forglen parish
• Craig O' Boyne Castle
• Crombie Castle, Marnoch parish
• Cullen House (Earl of Seafield)
• Castle of Cullen of Buchan, Gamrie parish
• Cullykhan Castle (site of), Gamrie parish

D

• Delavorar Castle (site of), Kirkmichael
• Deskford
• Deskie Castle
• Drumin Castle, Inveravon parish
• Drummuir, Botriphnie parish
• Duff House
• Dufftown Castle (site of)

E

• Edingight House (Major A.F. Innes Taylor)
• Edinglassie, Mortlach parish

F

• Findlater Castle, Fordyce
• Findochty
• Castle of Findon, Gamrie parish
• Castle of Fordyce
• Forglen House and Birkenbog (Sir Robert Abercrombie)

G

• Galval or Gouldwell Castle (Boharm Civil Parish)
• Gauldwell Castle
• Gordon Castle (Duke of Richmond)
• Grange Castle, Grange Parish

H

• Ha' Hillock, Auchinbadie, Alvah parish, Deskford

I

• Castle of Inaltrie
• Inchdrewer, Banff Parish

J

K

• Killiesmont Castle, Keith parish
• Kilnmaichlie Tower, Inveravon parish
• Kininvie Castle
• Kinnairdy Castle

L

• Letterfourie, Rathven parish (Sir William Gordon)
• Lighnot Castle (site of), Gamrie parish

M

• Mayen Castle, Rothiemay parish
• Mayen House (William Duff)
• Milton Castle, Keith parish
• Monte de Magy (site of), Marnoch paris
• Mount Carmel, Banff
• Mount-coffer House (Earl of Fife)

N

O

• Old Cullen House

P

• Castle of Park, Ordiquhill parish
• Park House (Colonel Thomas Gordon)
• Pitlurg Castle, Keith parish
• Portsoy Castle, Firdyce

Q

R

• Rothiemay Castle (site of), Rothiemay parish

S

• Castle of Skeith
• Scuth
• Castle Stripe

T

• Tillydown Castle (site of), Marnoch parish
• Tower of Deskford
• Tullochcarron Castle

U-V

W

• Wallace's Castle, Gamrie parish

X-Y-Z

References and Sources

Banffshire Specific

• http://www.stravaiging.com/history/castles/county/banffshire
  

General

• http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
• http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_houses_in_the_United_K...
• http://www.britainsfinest.co.uk/historichouses/
• http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/historic_house...
• http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/
• Historic Houses Association - represents 1,500 houses in the UK
• Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens - UK - guidebook of over 2,000 houses open to the public
• The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses - database of over 7,000 houses
• Lost Heritage - A Memorial to the Lost Country Houses of England - list of over 1,700 houses
• National Trust for Historic Preservation - online database of historic houses in the United State
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Houses_Association - http://www.hha.org.uk/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Houses_of_England

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