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History
A castle of Royal Deeside, Crathes Castle lies to the west of Banchory in Aberdeenshire. Robert the Bruce gifted the lands of Ley in 1323 to the Burnett (originally called Burnard) family who later built the fortified tower house in 1553-96.
Location
Crathes Castle,
Garden & Estate,
Banchory,
Aberdeenshire,
AB31 5QJ.
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Restoration Work
Some years ago Crathes
Castle underwent major restorative work. Many local craftsmen
were involved in the project, including Cullerlie Joinery,
Rhinde Slaters, from Inveruie,
JD Plumbing and Lead work, also from Inveruie, and the
National Trust’s
own stonemasons.
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Leadwork
Crathes was reroofed.
Adam Wilken replaced the lead work (valleys, flashing,
quarters). He also was involved with the finials replacement.
For security reasons and for
protection of historic elements, the roof had to be made
watertight every night.
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Lead
flashing on gable end |
Lead
valley |
Decorated
leadwork underneath one of the finials |
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Joinery
The existing Glasshouse
of Crathes Castle was restored through replacement of glass
panes and repair to timbers decayed through fungal attack.
This work was carried out in 2006 by joiner David Masson.
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Glass houses with Crathes Castle behind |
Removal of sash windows |
Example of decay to fixed sash |
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Stone Masonry
Stephen
Laing and his company, Laing
Traditional Masonry, did work on
an early 19th century, Grade C listed, arched bridge at
Crathes Castle. The bridge had become overrun with root
bearing vegetation.
Work included injecting lime putty into voids of boss harl, rendered repairs faired into and finished to match existing texture. Four coats of pigmented limewash were applied and burnished to give an even consistency as well as an aesthetically pleasing and functional render.
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