Aberdour House is
Category A listed
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[Aberdour House]
- Historic Environment Scotland
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country house
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New Aberdour
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Aberdeenshire
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[ it was built by John Forbes, of Knappernay.]["The magic of Aberdour House: an eight-bedroom home near Fraserburgh"]
- ''The Press and Journal
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Historian Charles McKean
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describes House of Memsie as a "smaller and more decorative version of Aberdour House".
See also
* List of listed buildings in Aberdeenshire
References
External links
Aberdour House
- Historic Environment Scotland
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Aberdour House
- Canmore.org.uk
Category A listed buildings in Aberdeenshire
Buildings and structures in New Aberdour
Country houses in Aberdeenshire
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