Beldorney Castle

[2] The property, one of the earliest Z-plan castles in the North-East,[1] has been owned by members of the Ogilvy, Gordon, Lyon, Buchan and Grant families.

The castle was acquired by Alexander Gordon in 1713, and he remodelled it, including first-floor rooms formed from the hall, which have since been removed.

Buchan sold the castle and estate to Sir William Grant, Master of the Rolls and MP for Banffshire.

[1] The two 1679 wings to the west enclose a courtyard, the entrance to which is an arched gateway, marked with the initials of John Gordon and Anne, and the date, on the inner side.

[5] The replacement entrance, decorated with an ogee-headed panel containing a winged angel's head, is in the centre of the west face.