Haddo House

Haddo House is a Scottish stately home located near Tarves in Aberdeenshire, approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Aberdeen (grid reference NJ868347).

[1] Haddo House sits in or near the site of the old Kellie Castle, the family's previous dwelling which was burnt down by the Covenanters and dates from 1732;[1] it was designed by William Adam in the Georgian Palladian style.

[1] Haddo contains a large art collection, including a series of 85 castles by James Giles and an early work by Claude Lorrain.

The hand-painted porcelain service with twenty-four settings for an eight-course meal was made by members of the Woman's Art Association of Canada in 1897.

[5] Another notable period in its history was during World War II when the house became a maternity hospital for the evacuated mothers of Glasgow.

West front with chapel at extreme left
Dinner at Haddo House , 1884 portrait by Alfred Edward Emslie