Old Photograph Crimonmogate House Lonmay Scotland

Old photograph of Crimonmogate House near Lonmay located between Peterhead and Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The estate formed part of Lonmay parish, dating back to the 14th century, and was included in the lands owned by the powerful Earls of Erroll. The estate was sold by Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll, in the 1730s. Major development began when the land was owned by the merchant Patrick Milne in the late 18th and early 19th century and the estate is now most famous for Crimonmogate House, designed by the Aberdeen architect Archibald Simpson for Milne. After Milne's death the estate passed to the Bannerman family who continued to develop the lands and completed the construction of the mansion, also adding a mansard roof later. Simpson was commissioned to design further structures within the estate. Eventually, through marriage in the 20th century, the estate returned to the Errolls. Almost at the turn of that century, in 1996, the estate was purchased by Christopher Monckton. In 2001 the estate was bought by a former Chanel model and her husband, Viscount Petersham. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.





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