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Bourtie House

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Bourtie House, front
Bourtie House, front

Bourtie House is a Category A listed country house in Bourtie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It dates to around 1754, and it received its historic designation in 1971. It was originally the home of Patrick Anderson and Elizabeth Ogilvie.

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Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle

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