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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