Description

Barracks, 1719-21. Square walled enclosure with entrance
in centre E. 3-storey square angle towers at NE and SW.
Mirrored 3-storey over basement, symmetrical 5-bay barrack
blocks with paired outer bays; roofless.
Stables; 1734, long gabled block at W divided into two
chambers with hay loft provision and lean-to to rear
(probably saddle rooms). Also roofless.

Statement of Interest

Guardianship Monument. Barracks constructed after 1715

Jacobite rebellion to house troops maintaining law and order.

Sited on mound, which is possible site of 13th century

Comyn stronghold and later castle erected by Earls of

Huntly, later Dukes of Gordon. Scheduled.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair