Aden Country Park

Aberdeenshire Farming Museum
Established	1723
Location	Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Aberdeenshire Farming Museum

Aden Country Park is located in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, first mentioned in the 10th-century Book of Deer.^[1] The park has a caravan area with camping, a small shop, a small cafe near the agricultural museum, a play area, the maintained ruins of Aden House, landscaped gardens, and a barbecue area. Aden Park can be accessed from Mintlaw by Station Road or Nether Aden Road.

It is home to the Aberdeenshire Farming Museum, forest walks and a ruined country house. Every year it hosts a pipe band contest which attracts bagpipe bands from around Scotland.

Aberdeenshire Farming Museum[]

The Aberdeenshire Farming Museum comprises two main features. The early 19th century semi-circular Home Farm steading features interpretations of 20th century Aden Estate through costumed guides, and the "Weel Vrocht Grun" (well worked ground) contains displays about regional farming history and innovations in agriculture over the last two centuries.^[2]

The Hareshowe Working Farm was moved to Aden Country Park in the early 1990s. The farmhouse has been restored to a 1950s appearance and guided tours provide demonstrations of cooking and farm activities.^[3]

Aden House[]

Remains of Aden House, 2020

The mansion house was originally granted to the Keith family in 1324, from whom it passed to Russells of Montcoffer.^[1] It was said to have been beautiful before it was ruined.^[4] Alexander Russell of Montcoffer (1723–98) bought the Aden estate in 1758 from James Ferguson of Kinmundy.

John Smith reconstructed the mansion in 1832 with "a magnificent balustraded west wing and Doric-columned, domed, projecting west bow".^[1]

Alexander Russell's great great grandson, Sidney Russell (1895-1965), was the last Russell laird to live at Aden. He sold the estate in 1937 and moved to Dorset. The Barony of Aden is still held by the Russell family.

During World War II it was used as an army barracks and it is said that the inside decoration was damaged and had lost its lustre once the army were finished with it. After the war the house was left to fall into ruin. As of 1990, only its outside walls remained standing.^[1]

The house is made of grey granite.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McKean (1990), p. 89
^ "Aberdeenshire Farming Museum". Aberdeenshire Council. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
^ "Aberdeenshire Farming Museum". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
^ John Bernard Burke (1847). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland Vol. II. London: Henry Colburn. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

Bibliography[]

McKean, Charles (1990), Banff & Buchan, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, ISBN 978-1-85158-231-0

External links[]

Coordinates: 57°31′19″N 2°1′47″W / 57.52194°N 2.02972°W / 57.52194; -2.02972

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[FOOTNOTEMcKean199089-1] McKean (1990), p. 89

[2] "Aberdeenshire Farming Museum". Aberdeenshire Council. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

[3] "Aberdeenshire Farming Museum". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 February 2013.

[4] John Bernard Burke (1847). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland Vol. II. London: Henry Colburn. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

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v t Settlements and places of interest in Buchan, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
Other settlements	Auchnagatt Buchanhaven Clola Downiehills Inverugie Longhaven Lonmay New Leeds Old Deer Rora Stirling Village Whinnyfold
Places of interest	Aden Country Park/Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Bullers of Buchan Crimonmogate Deer Abbey Formartine and Buchan Way Loch of Strathbeg Maritime Heritage Museum Rattray Rattray Head Slains Castle

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