The historic Grade A listed Baronial site of Ardgrain, Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
Ardgrain has had tenants on this site from 1492 onwards, and was once the seat of the Baron of Ardgrain. Built in its current form in 1629, and then extended in the 1700's, the house is thought to be the oldest of its kind in the North East of Scotland.
Erected to Royal Charter in 1528 with the Crown as superior, the farmhouse at Ardgrain is thought to be the site of a much earlier structure, built by the Innes family.
What is now the farmhouse at Nether Ardgrain was erected by John Kennedy of Kermuck (or Kermuick, Kinmuck), after he purchased the barony in 1629. The Kennedies were the hereditary constables of Aberdeen, who built and owned Ellon Castle. This purchase of the Ardgrain barony, which included Piltochie and Coldwells, nearly doubled the Kennedies landholding, which goes to highlight the extent of the Ardgrain lands.
Following this purchase, John Kennedy rearranged his lands, including his ancestral possessions of Kinmuck together with some lands in Ellon, and added these to the Ardgrain barony. This included his hereditary dignity of Constable of Aberdeen, and fixed this formally to Ardgrain.
Find out more at http://www.ardgrain.co.uk/ which also has a webcam looking towards Ellon.
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The historic Grade A listed Baronial site of Ardgrain, Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
Ardgrain has had tenants on this site from 1492 onwards, and was once the seat of the Baron of Ardgrain. Built in its current form in 1629, and then extended in the 1700's, the house is thought to be the oldest of its kind in the North East of Scotland.
Erected to Royal Charter in 1528 with the Crown as superior, the farmhouse at Ardgrain is thought to be the site of a much earlier structure, built by the Innes family.
What is now the farmhouse at Nether Ardgrain was erected by John Kennedy of Kermuck (or Kermuick, Kinmuck), after he purchased the barony in 1629. The Kennedies were the hereditary constables of Aberdeen, who built and owned Ellon Castle. This purchase of the Ardgrain barony, which included Piltochie and Coldwells, nearly doubled the Kennedies landholding, which goes to highlight the extent of the Ardgrain lands.
Following this purchase, John Kennedy rearranged his lands, including his ancestral possessions of Kinmuck together with some lands in Ellon, and added these to the Ardgrain barony. This included his hereditary dignity of Constable of Aberdeen, and fixed this formally to Ardgrain.
Find out more at http://www.ardgrain.co.uk/ which also has a webcam looking towards Ellon.
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