Mar Lodge House by the River Dee in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. XPL 4639-436
The first Mar Lodge was built in the 18th century by Lord Braco, on the site of the present Lodge. It was Lord Braco who initiated the construction of the mansion house at Dalmore, known from the 1760s as Mar Lodge, a predecessor of the present, much altered, late-19th century house. The 2nd Mar Lodge, colloquially known as Corriemulzie Cottage or 'New' Mar Lodge, was built near Linn of Corriemulzie at the top of Mar Lodge Brae. It was a very 'Victorian' building with architectural detailing such as prominent use of lattice work (still visible on the 'Stag Ballroom') and tree-trunk supports (visible in the veranda of the old bar at the rear of Mar Lodge) being reused in the construction of the next Mar Lodge. It was destroyed by fire on the 14th of June 1895. The 3rd Mar Lodge was built between 1895 and 1898 for the Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife and his wife Princess Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife. The foundation stone was laid by the Duchess' grandmother, Queen Victoria on 15 October 1895. The architect was Alexander Marshall Mackenzie of Aberdeen (1848-1933) who, at the express request of the Duchess— Princess Louise, in the Elizabethan style of architecture. —Wyness, Fenton An old photograph shows the original veranda and drive alignment that allowed horse drawn carriages arriving from Braemar to pull up at the main door. The 3rd Mar Lodge was destroyed by a fire while being renovated in 1991. 4th Mar Lodge Rebuilt soon thereafter to a similar design. It has recently been converted into holiday flats and retains many of the grand features of its heyday as a hunting lodge. The separate ballroom has a spectacular 2,435 red deer stags heads lining the walls and ceiling. Mar Lodge Estate became a National Trust for Scotland property in 1995
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Location: Mar Lodge, Braemar. Aberdeenshire. Grampian Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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