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Latitude: 57.073 / 57°4'22"N
Longitude: -2.6926 / 2°41'33"W
OS Eastings: 358104
OS Northings: 798212
OS Grid: NO581982
Mapcode National: GBR WV.8H5P
Mapcode Global: WH7NK.MH03
Plus Code: 9C9V38F4+6W
Entry Name: Steading, Balnacraig House
Listing Name: Balnacraig House, Steading
Listing Date: 30 March 2000
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 394463
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB47079
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200394463
Location: Aboyne and Glen Tanar
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Banchory and Mid Deeside
Parish: Aboyne And Glen Tanar
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
Tagged with: Farmstead
Dated 1735. Single storey, near-U-plan steading with modern infill. Coursed partially harled granite rubble. Infilled cart-arches to N elevation. Timber windows, corrugated-iron and timber doors. Corrugated-asbestos and grey slate roofs, pitch altered, with tiled ridges and 2-pane skylights; stone skews rising to spherical stone finials. Stone bellcote to E block. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Interior: not seen 1998.
Balnacraig is described by Dinnie as "one of the most beautiful situations on Deeside". The oldest part of the present house, i.e. the central block, was built either by the Chalmers family or the Davidson family in the 17th century. In 1720-30 the Innes family bought the estate and built the 2 wings onto the house, at this time it seems likely that the steading was also built. Although the appearance of the steading is quite altered by the modern infill, surviving details, such as the bellcote, cart-arches (now blocked) and the high quality N and S ranges suggest it was originally a fine building. The lands of Balnacraig were united with the lands of Ballogie in 1852 and remain as such today.
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