Dunnottar Shell House

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Title

Dunnottar Shell House

Description

A grotto within the former 19th century romantic landscape of Dunnottar House (demolished 1957). Created with wealth amassed from Jamaican sugar plantations by Alexander Allardyce.

Source

aberdeenshire

Date

Early 19th century

Type

Museum

Identifier

231

Spatial Coverage

current,56.94797,-2.202758;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Dunnottar Woods

Place

Stonehaven

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

18/9/2010

OpeningTime1

10.00-16.00

Activities

Originally faced with sea-cliff conglomerate, restored in 2000 by a local trust and shell artist Diane Reynell. The interior is barnacled with rib vaults of sea orchins and heraldic panels of scallops and conches.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

11640

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Citation

“Dunnottar Shell House,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/230.

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