William Robertson (Scottish architect)

William Robertson (1786 – 12 June 1841) was a Scottish architect.

Born in Lonmay in Aberdeenshire, he started his career in Cullen, Moray,[1] then moved to Elgin around 1821, where he practised for the rest of his life.

[2] He established himself as the foremost architect of his period north of Aberdeen,[3] described by Charles McKean as "possibly the north of Scotland's first native classical architect of substance.

"[4] His practice was continued by his nephews Alexander and William Reid,[1] and their partners and successors J and W Wittet.

[7][8] In 1826, he published a book, entitled A Series of Views of the Ruins of Elgin Cathedral … with ground plan and table of measurements.