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Hatton Castle

A Category A Listed Building in Turriff, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5123 / 57°30'44"N

Longitude: -2.407 / 2°24'25"W

OS Eastings: 375713

OS Northings: 846976

OS Grid: NJ757469

Mapcode National: GBR N8FV.S17

Mapcode Global: WH8MQ.0F2V

Plus Code: 9C9VGH6V+W5

Entry Name: Hatton Castle

Listing Name: Hatton Castle

Listing Date: 24 November 1972

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 350159

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB16431

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Hatton Castle, Aberdeenshire

ID on this website: 200350159

Location: Turriff

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Turriff and District

Parish: Turriff

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

1814 in present form. Castellated mansionhouse, square plan
with round angle towers, of which one-third is part of the old
Castle of Balquholly. 3-storey 5-window entrance frontage
other frontages 4-window. Langley type gothic doorpiece with
shafted columns, battlemented parapet, towers raised slightly
higher with corbelled parapets. Low central crenellated tower.
Red rubble, thinly harled. Interior mainly of 1814: simple
classical, grand central staircase, dining and drawing rooms
apse-ended.
Entrance hall altered recently by Turnbull of Turriff, other
alterations at upper floors by W Duncan of Turriff 1901.

Statement of Interest

Balquholly was acquired, by Alexander Duff of Hatton (in

Auchterless) from the Mowats in 1723 and subsequently renamed

Hatton.

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