| Administrative History | The Dunecht Estate has been in the hands of the Cowdray family since 1906. The Dunecht Estate is the largest private estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at 35,000 acres. The main part of the estate lies between Banchory and Westhill, encompassing the village of Dunecht, the Loch of Skene and the stately home of Dunecht House. The estate grounds include a golf course and extensive areas of forestry and farming. The estate also includes separate areas of land at Birse and Durris on Royal Deeside, Edinglassie in Strathdon and Dunnottar Castle near Stonehaven. |
| Description | Summary arrangement:
VOLUMES:
Dunecht Estate:
Goods Bought Day Book: 1903
Cash Ledgers: 1925 - 1933
General Cash Books: 1932 - 1947
Cash Books: 1921 - 1925, 1933 - 1949
Letter Books: 1910 - 1949
Accounts: 1922 - 1950
General Accounts: 1932 - 1950
Home Farm Accounts: 1910 - 1950
Home Farm Cash Books: 1921 - 1937, 1946 - 1959
Forestry Department, Sawmill Record Books, 1921 - 1949
Ballochan and Glencat Farm Accounts: 1943 - 1954
Dunnottar Castle Estate Accounts: 1928 - 1937
Forest of Birse Estate Cash Books: 1922 - 1931, 1935 - 1952
Forest of Birse Estate Accounts: 1921 - 1950
Hill of Cairnie Estate Accounts: 1924 - 1930
Hill of Cairnie and Kirkville Estates Cash Book: 1924 - 1935
Raemoir Estate Cash Books: 1922 - 1931, 1936 - 1954
Raemoir Estate and Home Farm Accounts: 1921- 1925
Raemoir Estate Accounts: 1923 - 1950
Raemoir and Campfield Accounts: 1931 - 1932
Raemoir Home Farm Accounts: 1924 - 1928
Dunecht and Forest of Birse Estates: Accounts of Charge and Discharge: 1911 - 1921
Dunnottar Castle Estate: Accounts of Charge and Discharge: 1919 - 1928
Report by Brodies & Sons W.S. on accounts kept by the factor: 1921 - 1924
Estates of Dunecht, States of Management: 1910 - 1911
College of Nursing Club, inventory of furnishings: 1932
Raemoir inventory of furnishings: 1930
Dunecht Estates Ltd.
Agenda Book: 1929 - 1931
Minute Book: 1929 - 1945
Index to Minute Book: [1929 - 1960]
Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss Account and Estates Revenue Account: 1929 - 1950
Private Ledger: [1928 - 1950]
Journal: 1929 - 1950
Register including (members, debentures, transfer, mortgages, directors): [1928 - 1950]
Register No. 2 Share register: 1949
Register of Seals: 1928 - 1950
Register of Directors' Holdings and Interest: undated
Register of Directories and Secretaries: [1929 - 1943]
Report of buildings by George Bennett Mitchell, Architect: 1904
Inventory of household furniture within Dunecht House and Offices made for letting purposes: 1907
Dunecht Tenure Book No. 2: [1928 - 1942]
BOXES
Boxes 1-9
Expired leases
Box 10
Newspaper cuttings
MS 3040/16-24
16. Formation of Dunecht Estates into a company.: 1926 – 1928
17. Papers and accounts relating to the liquidation of Dunecht Estates Ltd.: 1928-1955.
18. Papers relating to Craigmyle Estate parish of Kincardine O’Neill.: 1955-1956
19. Papers related to the Woods of Dunecht.: c.1911-1914
20. Minutes of the Directors of Dunecht Estates Ltd.: 1929 – 1950
21. Papers relating to Skene.: 1912 – 1919
22. Papers relating to Little Easter Echt.: 1917 – 1919
23. Papers relating to Tillioch Farm arbitration:. 1959
24. Papers relating to Old Echt Farm.: 1911 – 1919
MS 3040/25-28
25. Craigenlow Granite Quarry correspondence.: 1910 – 1912
26. Papers relating to Knockquharn Farm waygoing.: 1917 - 1919
27. Inventory and valuation of effects at Dunecht Mansion House.: 1905
28. Papers relating to Dee District Board, salmon fisheries.: 1916
MS 3040/29-32
29. Bundle correspondence ref. lets at Milltown of Finnarcy Farm, 1928; Abstract of Offers Craigiedarg Meal Mill, 1919; Tenancy at Damseat and Barnyards Farm, 1915.
30. Valuations, appeals, memorandums relating to Raemoir Mansion House and Dunecht Estates.: 1920 – 1937
31. Papers relating mainly to Newfield Farm, Old Wester Echt, and Little Easter Echt. Also includes Teind Roll for Dunnottar, lease for Dunecht Mansion House and three Extract Registered Factory and Commissions in favour of John Little Mounsey, James Little Mounsey and Andrew Eadie Hutchison.: c.1910-1950
32. Valuation of estates belonging to Viscountess Cowdray; ‘Dunecht’ comprising Lands of Skene, Castle Fraser, Kirkville, Hill Cairnie, Easter Skene, Forest of Birse, Raemoir, Campfield and Dunnottar Castle.:1927. |