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Hatton Castle
Hatton Castle (formerly Balquholly) is a castellated mansion near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The present stone-built, crenellated house was constructed 1812–1814 and incorporates sections of an earlier building; the estate and gardens are recognised for their historic interest and the house is a category A listed building.
Its prime
1814
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1814
What Hatton Castle looked like in its prime.
A rectangular three-storey stone mansion with an attic and basement, the façade arranged in a symmetrical five-bay composition and a central entrance porch. A round drum tower anchors each corner, each topped by a battlemented parapet; a low roofline sits behind the crenellation. Walls are rendered pale (light stone or limewashed) with vertically aligned sash windows. The house stands in parkland entered by a circular gravel drive and lawn, the coach house and sundial sited nearby.
Its story
The story of Hatton Castle.
In the early 14th century Robert the Bruce granted the lands, then known as Loscraigie, to Patrick de Monte Alto. The estate, later called Balquholly — sometimes spelt Balquollie — lies almost three miles south-east of Turriff in Aberdeenshire, and ownership remained with members of the family into the 21st century, until the estate was sold in 2020 to an undisclosed buyer.
The present castellated mansion was built in 1812–1814, incorporating sections of an earlier building, and renamed Hatton in 1814. The stone-built, crenellated house of nearly 18,000 square feet was designated a category A listed building in 1972, and its gardens are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1814.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Hatton Castle — including 5 interiors: ground-floor hall with glass cupola, stone staircase under the cupola, basement wine cellar and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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Clans who held Hatton Castle.
The families that held Hatton Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
de Monte Alto
Granted the lands by Robert the Bruce in the early 14th century; ownership remained in the family into the 21st century.
