Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Glenbervie House
In or near Auchenblae.
Glenbervie House — house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Stanley Howe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Laurencekirk · 9.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Glenbervie House is located in the Scottish Highlands, with the nearest railway station being Laurencekirk, approximately 9.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is AB39 3YA. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Glenbervie House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.9140°, -2.3832°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Glenbervie House is a mansion house, which has incorporated parts of an earlier castle, located near Glenbervie, Kincardine and Mearns, Scotland.
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Background
History
A castle existed in the 13th century, owned by the Melville family which originally controlled a number of trackways over the Mounth. King Edward I of England stayed one night in 1296 at the castle, during his invasion of Scotland on his way to Aberdeen. Alterations were undertaken in the 14th century. The castle passed by the heiress Elizabeth Melville to the Auchinleck family in 1468 and by the heiress Elizabeth Auchinleck to the Douglas family in 1496. Further alterations were undertaken in the 15th century. Adam Gordon of Auchindoun laid siege to Glenbervie in 1572 and captured the castle during the Marian civil war. The castle was sold in 1675 to Robert Burnett of Leys. Further…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.9140, -2.3832
- District
- Aberdeenshire
- Postcode
- AB39 3YA
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
- Nearest railway station
- Laurencekirk — 9.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17770895 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glenbervie House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenbervie House?
- Glenbervie House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB39 3YA).
- What is Glenbervie House?
- Glenbervie House — house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Glenbervie House?
- The nearest railway station is Laurencekirk, about 9.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode AB39 3YA.
- Is Glenbervie House a listed building?
- Glenbervie House is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- How do I get to Glenbervie House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB39 3YA. It sits within the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine parliamentary constituency.