Glenmuick, near Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Circa Date: 1715 w/19th & 20th century additions and alterations
Status: Fully Extant
House Open to Public: No
Country House: Yes
The house from an 1860s photo
Built / Designed For: Captain Charles Gordon
House & Family History: In 1849 Prince Albert purchased the Birkhall Estate from Michael Francis Gordon, 15th Laird of Abergeldie; this was preceded by Albert taking a 40-year lease (in 1848), also from the Gordon family, on the Abergeldie Estate, primarily because Abergeldie was close to Balmoral and Birkhall and provided good game. Birkhall was later incorporated into the Balmoral Estate.
Garden & Outbuildings: The Birkhall Estate today stands at approximately 6,500 acres.
Architect: Andrew Graham Henderson
Date: Circa 1950House Listed: Category B
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Captain Charles Gordon, 18th century; Michael Francis Gordon, 15th Laird of Abergeldie, until 1849. Queen Victoria, 1849-1901; King Edward VII, 1901-10; King George V, 1910-17; Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family here from 1849 until 1917, when George V changed the family name to Windsor. King George V, 1917-36; King Edward VIII, 1936; King George VI, 1936-52; Queen Elizabeth II, 1952-2022.
Current Ownership Type: The Crown / Royal Family
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
Ownership Details: Today part of the Balmoral Estate, Birkhall is the personal property of the monarch.
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No