Ury House

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Ury House viewed across the Cowie Water
Ury House viewed across the Cowie Water
The main front of Ury House.
The main front of Ury House.

The current incarnation of Ury House is a ruined large mansion built in the Elizabethan style in 1885 by Alexander Baird. It is situated about a mile north of Stonehaven, a town in Aberdeenshire (historic Kincardineshire) on the North-East coast of Scotland. Originally the estate belonged to the Frasers, then the Hays starting in 1413 AD, but eventually property of the Earl Marischal; over the years Ury has been rebuilt three times. [1] In early times the property was known as Urie. In the 17th century Ury was established as the North East Scotland headquarters of the Quaker organisation by David Barclay.

Today the house is derelict and the dangerous condition of the structure limits entry. In March of 2007 the current owners of the estate, FM Developments lodged an amended planning application for a golf and leisure complex on the estate as the previous housing development was rejected in October of 2006. [2] There have been earlier proposals for its restoration, including a 2004 planning application, which was rejected by the local Community Council.[3]

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[edit] Ancient history

Bronze Age cists have been found at the site of the Ury House. Roman legions marched from Raedykes to Normandykes Roman Camp nearby as they used higher ground evading the bogs of Red Moss and low-lying mosses associated with the Burn of Muchalls. That march used the Elsick Mounth, one of the ancient trackways crossing the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains,[4] lying west of Netherley.

[edit] Related proximity historic features

There are several notable historic structures and sites close to the Ury House, including:

[edit] Natural features

Ury Estate is bounded on the west by Fetteresso Forest. Within about 150 metres south of Ury House is the confluence of the Burn of Monboys into the Cowie Water. Cowie Water has generally alkaline pH as tested at the perimeter of the Ury Estate, although its pH is somewhat higher above the confluence with the Burn of Monboys, explained by Lumina Tech as due to more acidic drainage from upland moorland peat areas in the Burn of Monboys watershed..[5]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gordon Smith (2004). The Barclays of Stonehaven. Stonehaven - still thriving. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  2. ^ Frank Urquhart (2007). Golf and leisure complex plans to go before council. Scotsman.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  3. ^ M Haddock (2006). Appendix A: Application for Outline Planning Permission for Residential Development, Land At Ury Estate, Stonehaven for Fm Property and Leisure Limited (.doc). Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved on 2006-10-30.
  4. ^ C. Michael Hogan, Elsick Mounth, Megalithic Portal, editor: Andy Burnham (2007)
  5. ^ C.M. Hogan, History of Muchalls Castle, Natural History Section, Lumina Tech, Aberdeen (2005)


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