Basic Site Details
| Name: | Fettercairn House |
| Town, district or village: | Laurencekirk |
| City or county: | Kincardineshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1826 | Reconstruction | New front wing and reconstruction of original house | |
| 1875 | New wing and alterations | ||
| 1898 | Remodelling of library | ||
| 22 January 1898 | 26 August 1898 | Plans dated for remodelling of library | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| William Burn | 1826 | New front wing and reconstruction of original house | |||
| Charles Reid | A | 1875 | New wing and alterations | ||
| James Maitland Wardrop | A | 1875 | New wing and alterations | ||
| Wardrop & Reid | A | 1875 | New wing and alterations | ||
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | 1898 | Remodelling of library | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Clinton, Lord | 1877 work |
| Forbes, Sir William | Client for 1826 work |
| Trefusis, Hon Charles | Client for 1898 work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p172 | |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp61, 488 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA Transactions | 1870 | p125-128 List of works by Burn compiled by T L Donaldson | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | ||
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 9507 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR F/2 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | ||