Basic Site Details
| Name: | Slains Castle |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Slains |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Now in ruins. Bridge House remains. Sir William Cunliffe-Brooks recommended Mawson and therefore Mawson's work must have been begun by 1900 which is when Sir William died. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Castle | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1836 | 1837 | Reconstruction | |
| Before 1899 | architectural and garden work, including an 'architectural carriage court' | ||
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 | |
| John Smith | 1836 | 1837 | Complete remodelling | ||
| Dan Gibson | A | Before 1899 | Architectural work including an 'architectural carriage court' in association with garden work by Mawson | ||
| Mawson & Gibson | A | Before 1899 | Garden work and garden buildings | ||
| Thomas Hayton Mawson | A | Before 1899 | Garden work | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Errol, 17th Earl | Original house |
| Erroll, Lord | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Mawson, Thomas H | 1927 | The Life and Works of an English Landscape Architect | p54 | ||
| Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | Yale University Press | pp41, 147 | |
| Waymark, Janet | 2009 | Thomas Mawson: Life, Gardens and Landscape | Frances Lincoln Ltd. London | p232 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 7 August 1852 | X | p506 - obituary of John Smith | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Information courtesy of Graeme More who has specialist knowledge of Dan Gibson | Information via website (from Graeme More) | ||