Rickarton House

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'''Rickarton House''' is a 19th-century country house in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It lies approximately three-and-a-half miles northwest of Stonehaven in the former county of Kincardineshire. The house is situated on the north banks of the Cowie Water slightly upstream of the confluence with Cowton Burn. Rickarton is a category B listed building.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB9378|desc=Rickarton House|cat=B|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref> Rickarton House was constructed in the first decade of the 19th century for William Rickart Hepburn.<ref>Watt, 1985</ref> He commissioned the City Architect of Aberdeen, John Smith, to undertake the work.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Smith|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201801|publisher=Dictionary of Scottish Architects|accessdate=17 August 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103091200/http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201801|archivedate=3 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

The house and the estate became the property of the Bairds in the mid 19th century. It is currently owned by the Baron of Rickarton, Ury, and Lochwood.

==References== {{reflist}}

*Watt, Archibald, ''Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire'', Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)

Category:Listed houses in Scotland Category:Category B listed buildings in Aberdeenshire Category:Kincardine and Mearns Category:Country houses in Aberdeenshire Category:John Smith (architect) buildings