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50:, A major reconstruction took place in 1849, designed by Thomas Mackenzie for Captain Alexander Dingwall-Fordyce. Further additions were made in 1881, probably by architect James Matthews, who was in partnership with 65:, Charles Brand of Dundee Ltd. Its contents and some architectural features were sold off shortly afterwards, and the roof removed. By the 1990s it was a ruin and was placed on the 248: 42:
The earliest part of the castle was erected by James Crawford of Brucklay in 1600–1625, possibly incorporating elements of a 16th-century building. It was granted by the
69:. In 2010 planning consent was granted for partial demolition and restoration of the house, though by 2013 this had not been implemented. The house is a category C 243: 66: 204: 46:
to Arthur Dingwall in 1742 when he married into their family. The building was extended in 1765, and again in 1814, by architect
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Within the estate is the private burial ground of the Dingwall-Fordyce family, including an obelisk commemorating
77: 62: 47: 133: 61:, prisoners of war were housed in huts on the castle grounds. In 1952 the building was sold to the 186:"Brucklay Castle, Private Burial Ground with Obelisk (Category C Listed Building) (LB49990)" 185: 109: 70: 237: 32: 158: 58: 43: 219: 206: 81: 36: 28: 24: 80:, MP (1836-1875), who is also commemorated by the Culsh Monument at 110:"Brucklay Castle (Category C Listed Building) (LB49988)" 8: 249:Category C listed buildings in Aberdeenshire 163:Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland 92: 67:Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland 100: 98: 96: 128: 126: 7: 14: 138:Dictionary of Scottish Architects 244:Ruined castles in Aberdeenshire 184:Historic Environment Scotland. 165:. Historic Environment Scotland 1: 106:Historic Environment Scotland 52:Alexander Marshall Mackenzie 265: 78:William Dingwall Fordyce 23:, is a 16th-century 216: /  220:57.5414°N 2.1504°W 159:"Brucklay Castle" 54:, son of Thomas. 256: 231: 230: 228: 227: 226: 225:57.5414; -2.1504 221: 217: 214: 213: 212: 209: 197: 196: 194: 192: 181: 175: 174: 172: 170: 155: 149: 148: 146: 144: 134:"Brucklay House" 130: 121: 120: 118: 116: 102: 19:, also known as 264: 263: 259: 258: 257: 255: 254: 253: 234: 233: 224: 222: 218: 215: 210: 207: 205: 203: 202: 200: 190: 188: 183: 182: 178: 168: 166: 157: 156: 152: 142: 140: 132: 131: 124: 114: 112: 104: 103: 94: 90: 71:listed building 17:Brucklay Castle 12: 11: 5: 262: 260: 252: 251: 246: 236: 235: 199: 198: 176: 150: 122: 91: 89: 86: 21:Brucklay House 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 261: 250: 247: 245: 242: 241: 239: 232: 229: 187: 180: 177: 164: 160: 154: 151: 139: 135: 129: 127: 123: 111: 107: 101: 99: 97: 93: 87: 85: 83: 79: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 40: 38: 34: 33:Aberdeenshire 30: 26: 22: 18: 201: 189:. Retrieved 179: 167:. Retrieved 162: 153: 141:. Retrieved 137: 113:. Retrieved 75: 63:housebreaker 59:World War II 56: 41: 20: 16: 15: 223: / 44:Clan Irvine 238:Categories 208:57°32′29″N 88:References 48:John Smith 211:2°09′01″W 191:26 March 169:16 March 143:16 March 115:26 March 82:New Deer 37:Scotland 31:area of 57:During 27:in the 29:Buchan 25:castle 193:2019 171:2017 145:2017 117:2019 240:: 161:. 136:. 125:^ 108:. 95:^ 84:. 73:. 39:. 35:, 195:. 173:. 147:. 119:.

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World War II
housebreaker
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listed building
William Dingwall Fordyce
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Historic Environment Scotland
"Brucklay Castle (Category C Listed Building) (LB49988)"


"Brucklay House"
"Brucklay Castle"
"Brucklay Castle, Private Burial Ground with Obelisk (Category C Listed Building) (LB49990)"
57°32′29″N 2°09′01″W / 57.5414°N 2.1504°W / 57.5414; -2.1504
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Ruined castles in Aberdeenshire
Category C listed buildings in Aberdeenshire

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