Fasque House

We joined a retired doctors walking group for a walk around the grounds of Fasque House near Fettercairn. 

Fasque was the property of the Ramsay family and the present house was completed around 1809, replacing an earlier house. It was purchased in 1829 by Sir John Gladstone 1st Baronet, father of Thomas Gladstone  and William Gladstone , later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who often stayed there. Fasque was a family home of the Gladstones until the 1930s, and was open to the public during the last quarter of the 20th century. In 2010 Fasque House was bought by Fasque House Properties Ltd the house restored and it is currently a wedding venue, although the extensive estate (stretching as far as Balmoral) is still owned by the Gladstone family.