T ILLYCORTHIE M A NSION HOUSEU D N Y n E L LO N n A B E R D E E N S H I R E
a stunning example of a fully reinstated mansion house residence with residential, multi generational or commercial potential with circa 9 acres
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T ILLYCORTHIE M A NSION HOUSEU D N Y n E L L O N n A B E R D E E N S H I R E n A B E R D E E N S H I R E n A B 4 1 6 S D
a stunning example of a fully reinstated mansion house residence with residential, multi generational or commercial potential with circa 9 acres
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T ILLYCORTHIE M A NSION HOUSEU D N Y n E L L O N n A B E R D E E N S H I R E n A B E R D E E N S H I R E n A B 4 1 6 S D
SummaryPalm courtyard
Ground Floor East Wing: Library with gentlemen’s cloakroom • Drawing room Bespoke kitchen • Breakfast room • Cocktail bar • Christmas room • Garden room
Former receiving room • Powder room with shower • Pantry • Dining room
Ground Floor West Wing: Bathroom • Bedroom • Bedroom with en suite dressing room Paymaster’s room • Sitting room • West wing front room • Shower room
Upper Floor East Wing: Master suite comprising en suite dressing room and en suite bathroom The Purple Room with en suite bathroom • The Chinese Room • The Red Bathroom • Billiard room
Upper Floor West Wing: West wing principal bedroom with en suite shower room Bedroom with en suite shower room • Butler’s bedroom • Butler’s kitchen • The Cosy • Bathroom
Oak staircase for outside access • Bedroom • West wing drawing room
Lower Level East Wing: Large store • Cellars running the full length of the east wing
Lower Level West Wing: Staircase for outside access • Catering/Preparation kitchen • Wine cellar Refrigeration and freezer room • Bedroom • Gym • Two seismic rooms with 5 original seismic tables.
Loft Level: Fully floored attic space spans both the east and west wings Edwardian circular steel staircase to the tower.
EPC = G
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LocationSituated in the parish of Udny, 3 miles south of
Pitmedden and 11 miles north of Aberdeen, and
about 6 miles from the new Western Peripheral
Route, Tillycorthie Mansion House sits to the
south of Udny Station within a magnificent gated
and walled estate.
Distances• Aberdeen International Airport 9.5 miles
• ABZ Business Park 10 miles
• Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 13.5 miles
• Trump International Golf Resort 7 miles
• Meldrum House Golf Club 9.5 miles
• Udny Green 3 milesa
History Tillycorthie Mansion House was built in 1911 for
James Rollo Duncan, a local born entrepreneur.
It is a stunning example of a steel-reinforced
concrete structure built by James Scott and Son
of Aberdeen, pioneers in this method throughout
England and the South of France where they
earned a reputation for excellence in this type of
workmanship.
The architect was John Cameron, also of
Aberdeen, who it is thought was working from
earlier plans entitled ‘Spanish Villa, Tillycorthie’.
This design was almost certainly drawn up by the
owner sometime after he acquired Tillycorthie Farm in 1900
during his first return to Scotland since leaving Bolivia some 18
years previously.
It was in Bolivia that he accumulated his vast wealth from tin
and silver mining, and his appreciation of Spanish styling.
Hennebique’s British agent L.G. Mouchel published plans
and a list of works in 1920, providing evidence that the
hollow-walled construction is entirely in Mouchel-Hennebique
ferro-concrete.
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It is said that the glass covered central courtyard was originally chalked out from
the turning circle of the Daimler motor car belonging to James Duncan’s wife,
Isabella, with its huge South American teak glazed sliding doors providing shelter
to the tropical plantings within. The 18 acre gated and walled estate includes a 4
acre lake with boat house, and within the grounds, there are three properties which
have long since been sympathetically converted into detached executive homes,
along with a further three lodges at the West and North entrances to the estate. A
brick chimney (the ‘sair thoom’) rises up in the adjacent field, evidence of a failed
plan to have the smoke taken from the basement’s coke fuelled boilers.
The village of Udny Station owes a great deal to James Duncan, indeed it was the
first village in the north east to have electricity, thanks to the Duncan Electricity
Company. He also built several properties including one as a wedding present for
a daughter, the public hall and he made considerable use of the old Formartine
and Buchan Railway, which his daughters used for getting to St Margaret’s school
in Aberdeen. On occasion he was seen waving the train down from the side
of the tracks on the rare occasion the girls were late. The line has long since
been converted into a cycleway/footpath which winds its way through beautiful
countryside.
Isabella survived her husband by 15 years, passing away in 1953, but with no male
heir to take over the formidable business interest and farms, the estate was broken
up and by the year end Tillycorthie farm and the Mansion House had been
acquired by Aberdeen University. While the farm flourished, the Mansion fell
into some disrepair until the early 1980s when a developer managed to acquire the
Estate in its current form where he proceeded to divide the property into three
separate dwellings. The current owners acquired all three dwellings over a three
year period, and by 1998, took down the final wall that separated the property.
Since then, the Mansion has been used for some extraordinary parties, dinners
and private fund raising events, hosting events for well in excess of 300 guests,
such is its flexibility and scale.
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DescriptionThe opportunity to acquire a period mansion house
which has been fully refurbished with such meticulous
attention to detail is rare indeed. Since acquiring the
property the current owners have lavished much energy,
passion and expense to ensure that Tillycorthie has been
reinstated to its former glory. The many ornate fireplaces
all have open chimneys and are fully functional. Moulded
ceilings, cornice work and ceiling roses are in abundance.
Grooved door frames, deep skirting boards, panelled
doors and original oak parquet flooring have been
lovingly waxed and polished.
AccommodationA feeling of grandeur is immediately evident on arrival
into the Palm Courtyard; this exquisite reception room
is flooded with natural light from the pitched cantilever
style glass roof and offers the most versatile of hosting
areas. A number of French doors surround the perimeter
allowing a direct flow of access to the main corridors
of the ground floor accommodation. The traditional
library has beautiful carved and intricate glass fronted
display cases. Adorning the north east corner with rear
and side facing windows is the elegant drawing room.
The heart of the home is the particularly generous dining
sized presentation kitchen fitted with an extensive and
comprehensive range of luxury bespoke hand made
cabinets, complemented by granite work surfaces.
Integrated luxury appliances are by Wolf, Sub-zero,
Siemens and Fischer and Paykel.
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The focal point is the elongated curved central
island. An informal start to the day is provided
through the double doors to an open sitting area.
An adjacent breakfast room offers a more formal
start while further down the oak lined corridor is
the cocktail bar with its striking black and white
porcelain tiled floor. Sympathetically retained is
The Christmas room which has no less than four
points of access. In turn this room leads to the
garden room which leads out to the formal gardens.
The ground floor west wing flows seamlessly to the
rest of the ground floor and features the former
receiving room for guests. This floor is serviced by
three bathrooms and a cloakroom. Cornering the
north west wing, the formal dining room has a rear
facing bay window, and one of three extraordinary
floor to ceiling oak fire surrounds.
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There is a double bedroom with en suite dressing
room, a sitting room and most attractive west wing
corner front room. Everyday utility tasks are catered
for in the laundry room and a nostalgic reminder
of times past is the paymaster’s room, which still has
evidence of filing and payment drawers.
A grand sweeping staircase leads to the first floor.
Located on the east wing is the master suite,
comprising a large and fabulously light double
bedroom, thanks to its bay and side windows. There
is an en suite dressing room and bathroom with
double ended bath and walk in oversized shower
enclosure. There are two further bedrooms one of
which is known as the Purple Room with en suite
and bathroom and the other known as the Chinese
Room. The Red Bathroom has a corner bath and
separate shower and services the billiard room which
is a breathtaking space with a large boxed and corner
window. The fireplace and wood panelling are
simply magnificent.
Opposite in the west wing is the principal bedroom
with rear bay window and en suite shower room with
a further adjacent bedroom with en suite shower
room. The front facing drawing room with corner
window is reached from the main west wing hallway.
This wing offers ideal self contained independent
space for multi generational living, with a bedroom,
butler’s bedroom, butler’s kitchen, informal sitting
known as the cosy and bathroom.
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Ground Floor
ShowerRoom
FrontRoom
4.60 x 3.4015'1'' x 11'2''
SittingRoom
5.21 x 4.2717'1'' x 14'
Hall
DressingRoom
3.61 x 2.0611'10'' x 6'9''
Paymaster’sRoom
3.61 x 2.5411'10'' x 8'4''
Bedroom5.21 x 4.24
17'1'' x 13'11''
Bedroom3.33 x 2.11
10'11'' x 6'11''
Bathroom
DiningRoom
7.52 x 6.5524'8'' x 21'6''
Laundry3.73 x 2.3612'3'' x 7'9''
Former Receiving
Room4.57 x 3.7315' x 12'3''
ShowerRoom
WC
Hall
Library5.33 x 5.16
17'6'' x 16'11''
DrawingRoom
7.52 x 6.6324'8'' x 21'9''
Kitchen9.86 x 5.16
32'4'' x 16'11''
BreakfastRoom
5.18 x 4.6017' x 15'1''
Bar5.18 x 2.13
17' x 7'
ChristmasRoom
8.15 x 5.3326'9'' x 17'6''
Garden Room6.88 x 5.89
22'7'' x 19'4''
PalmCourtyard
20.35 x 16.7666'9'' x 55'
Lower Ground Floor
Boiler
Seismic Rooms7.52 x 6.86
24'8'' x 22'6''
Seismic Rooms6.86 x 6.05
22'6'' x 19'10''
Gym5.36 x 4.2717'7'' x 14'
Fridge Room5.36 x 2.2617'7'' x 7'5''
Bedroom5.36 x 2.44
17'7'' x 8'
WineCellar
5.36 x 3.7617'7'' x 12'4''
CateringKitchen
6.86 x 6.0722'6'' x 19'11''
Store9.22 x 6.1030'3'' x 20'
Cellar6.45 x 3.63
21'2'' x 11'11''
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Tillycorthie Mansion HouseApproximate Gross Internal Floor Area: Main House: 1835.15 sq.m (19754 sq.ft) Courtyard: 349.40 sq.m (3761 sq.ft) For identification purposes only. Not to scale.
First Floor
Third Floor
Attic
Attic Space26.87 x 11.3888'2'' x 37'4''
Attic Space26.85 x 16.0588'1'' x 52'8''
West Wing Drawing
Room6.88 x 4.11
22'7'' x 13'6''
Bedroom5.23 x 3.28
17'2'' x 10'9''
HallBathroom
Butler'sKitchen
3.28 x 3.1710'9'' x 10'5''
The Cosy5.23 x 3.0217'2'' x 9'11''
Butler's Bedroom 5.21 x 3.6817'1'' x 12'1''
EnsuiteShowerRoom
West Wing Principal Bedroom
6.65 x 6.2721'10'' x 20'7''
Hall
Bedroom5.36 x 4.72
17'7'' x 15'6''
EnsuiteShowerRoom
DressingRoom
EnsuiteBathroom
DressingRoom
3.56 x 2.1811'8'' x 7'2''
The Master7.49 x 6.63
24'7'' x 21'9''
EnsuiteBathroom
Hall
Purple Room5.18 x 4.6017' x 15'1''
ChineseRoom
5.16 x 4.2216'11'' x 13'10''
Red Bathroom
BilliardRoom
8.18 x 7.5426'10'' x 24'9''
Ground FloorHalf Landing
The Tower
Fourth Floor
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The entire lower level offers considerable
versatile space while remaining partially
above ground for natural lighting. As one
would expect in a property of this stature the
lower ground floor is very well equipped with
a preparing/catering kitchen, large store,
refrigeration and freezer room, along with
a 3000 bottle capacity wine cellar. From its
previous history of academic use by university
students are two Seismic rooms with five
original Seismic tables, suitable for further
storage while a gym and bedroom/office
completes this level. The loft level of the east
and west wings are accessed separately from
two different staircases and are fully floored,
offering considerable storage space. A spiral
stairway from the east wing leads up into the
external tower space for a roof top vista of the
surrounding countryside.
General • Siemens built in coffee machine
• 2 Siemens built in warming drawers
• 50” built in Panasonic flat screen TV
• 4 Sub-zero double induction domino
hobs and integral steamer
• 2 Wolff 1200mm ovens
• 2 Double drawer Fischer and Paykel
dishwashers
• 1 Wolff double size fridge freezer with ice
maker
• 1 Double drawer Fischer and Paykel fridge
with ice maker
• 2 Stainless steel sinks with hose taps, one
with waste disposal
• Bespoke Jim Thomson silk curtains, oak
poles, crystal and silk tiebacks.
• Special order high quality period wall
coverings and paints
• Luxury range and specification of fittings
and fixtures.
Ground Floor
Ground Floor
Garage10.21 x 6.25
33'6" x 20'6"
Garage12.52 x 5.8941'1" x 19'4"
3.71 x 3.6312'2" x 11'11"
DerelictGreenHouse
3.58 x 2.9011'9" x 9'6"
PottingShed
6.76 x 4.9322'2" x 16'2'
Store3.15 x 2.7910'4" x 9'2"
Store8.51 x 4.06
27'11" x 13'4"
Boathouse9.07 x 4.42 29'9'' x 14'6''(max interior)
OutbuildingsApproximate Gross Internal Floor Area: Garages: 157.09 sq.m (1691 sq.ft). Stores & Potting Shed: 93.83 sq.m (1010 sq.ft). For identification purposes only. Not to scale.
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OutsideAn imposing pillared and gated entrance
provides access to a curved driveway. Most of
the 9 acres of parkland are lawn with mature
trees and shrubs. There is an ornamental
lake and boat house, surrounded by a small
woodland. The grounds are a haven for deer,
grey and red squirrels, otters and birdlife.
Further land can be available by separate
negotiation.
ServicesMains water and mains electricity. Private
drainage. Oil central heating. Teak framed
windows.
Fixtures and Fittings All fitted carpets, fitted floor coverings, window
blinds and window drapes are included.
Local Authority Aberdeenshire Council Tax Band H
Listing Category B
Home Report & Energy PerformanceA copy of the full Home Report and Energy
Performance Certificate is available on request.
Servitude Rights, Burdens and WayleavesThe property is sold subject to and with
the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens,
reservations and wayleaves, including rights
of access and rights of way, whether public
or private, light, support, drainage, water
and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable,
drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether
contained in the Title Deeds or informally
constituted and whether referred to in the
General Remarks and Stipulations or not.
The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied
himself as to the nature of all such servitude
rights and others.
PossessionTo be by mutual agreement.
OffersOffers must be submitted in Scottish legal
terms to the Selling Agents. A closing date for
offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers
are advised to register their interest with the
Selling Agents following inspection.
ViewingStrictly by appointment with Savills –
01224 971110
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Area : 9.314 acres
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