Ury House
Ury House is the ruin of a large manor house, built in 1885 by Alexander Baird in the Elizabethan style. It is located approximately 1.5 km north of Stonehaven, one located on the north east coast of Scotland town in Aberdeenshire ( historic county Kincardineshire ). In earlier time, the estate was known as Urie. Due to the changing ownership Ury House was rebuilt several times.
History
Early Medieval
Originally the land belonged to the Frasers, a respected family of early Scottish history, whose leader was Thane of Cowie. Through the marriage of Margaret Fraser with Sir William Keith, it passed into the possession of the Marischal family.
Late Middle Ages until the end of the 17th century
The Barony of Urie, who is now the lands Elsick and Muchalls belonged, was in 1413 with more possessions to William de Hay, Lord of Errol sold. The lands of Urie remained owned by the Hay family until they acquired in 1640 the 7th Earl Marischal William Keith. 1647 Urie was to Colonel David Barclay, the third son of Barclay of Mathers ( the representative of the former De Berkeley ) sold. After the arrest of the Earls and the related pledge of his property (which also belonged Urie ) Barclay applied before Parliament successfully as a temporary administrator of the confiscated lands, until he was imprisoned because of his close connection to the Earl 's family. After his six-year stay in prison, and now converted to Quakerism, he received from the king a charter that proclaimed him as Baron of Ury. Finally, on his land he built Ury House, which will serve as headquarters for 100 years of Quakers in North-East Scotland.
18th and 19th centuries
1777 married Robert Barclay ( 1751-1797 ) Sarah Ann Allardice, a descendant of King Robert II of Scotland, and the Earl of Airth, Menteith and Strathearn. He renovated the property and found new land and the means, thanks to which the new town of Stonehaven experienced an upswing. His son, Captain Robert Barclay Allardice - (1779-1854) was a gifted farmer who should be remembered as an avid pedestrian in the story, however, as he "1000 miles in 1000 hours went ." He increased the quality of the land significantly, so about 2000 acres ( 809 ha) of arable land and approximately 1,500 acres ( 607 ha) forest could be managed.
Construction and renovation of the property
After Barclays death arose Alexander Baird sen., Esq., An ironmaster of Gartsherrie, the estate. After purchasing the adjacent Rickarton - estate in 1875, to Baird's lands extending to approximately 10,000 acres ( 4047 ha), which earned rental income of approximately £ 7500. 1885 Ury House finally took on its current appearance as the existing property was completely rebuilt in the Elizabethan style Baird. Due to the additional cultivation of a wing, which cost around £ 10,000 pounds, Ury House was the largest estate of the county.
After the Second World War, the roof of the property has been removed and Ury House thus made to the ruins to save taxes had to be paid at this time on all buildings with roofs.
Current situation
Today the house is only a ruin, a shadow of its erstwhile splendor. Decades of decay and oblivion attacked the buildings, so any poses extreme risks stay in the house. In March 2007, the current owner FM Developments indicated its intention to set up a golf and leisure complex on the estate after other plans in October 2006, were rejected. There have been earlier proposals on restoration work, but these were rejected by the local Community Council.