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Dunecht House is a stately home on the Dunecht estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The house is protected as a category A listed building,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dunecht House: Listed Building Report )〕 and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens. ==History== thumb The barony of Echt had been owned by the Forbes family since 1469 and the original mansion house, built in 1705, was known as Housedale. The present mansion is located slightly to the south west of it. In 1820 William Forbes commissioned the Aberdeen City Architect John Smith to design a replacement house in a basic two-storey Grecian inspired style. The house and lands were sold to James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford in 1845 for £117,000. His main family residence was Haigh Hall in Greater Manchester and it was under the instruction of Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford, his eldest son who succeeded him in 1869, that further extensive additions were made to the Dunecht mansion. This phase of architectural work was undertaken by Smith's son William and spanned from 1855–1859. Usually an annual ball was held at either Haigh Hall or the family's London home but in October 1871 it was hosted at Dunecht. Attendees included the Gordons from Cluny Castle, the Abercrombies from Forglen House, the Irvines from Drum Castle and many other dignitaries from throughout the north east. Additional internal renovations were commissioned around 1867 and undertaken by George Edmund Street. A fire in early November 1872 caused some damage to the four-storey north west wing which housed servant quarters. Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford died in 1880 and his body was stolen in 1881. His body had been removed from a burial vault within the private chapel but the removal of the body was not discovered until several months later after a note signed 'Nabob' was received. After extensive searches the body was eventually found on 18 July 1882 near a gravel pit close to the house. The body was later transported to Haigh Hall and buried again in the family vault. The estate was offered for sale in 1886 but remained unsold until purchased by A. C. Pirie in 1900. Pirie added a new conservatory and dining room and also commissioned extra work on some of the estate buildings. The mansion was leased to Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray in 1907. He bought the estate in 1912 going on to commission further significant extensions until 1920. These were undertaken by Aston Webb. Internal changes were undertaken commencing from 1924. Lord Cowdray died in his sleep at the mansion on 1 May 1927 and is buried at Echt. He was succeeded by his son, Harold Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray who continued the internal renovations that were completed by 1932. It also has an observatory, built by James Ludovic Lindsay, the 26th Earl of Crawford in 1872. Later, in 1888 he gifted his extensive library and all the observatory contents to the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dunecht House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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