page_title: Mar Lodge Estate
section_title: Built environment
hierarchical_section_title: Mar Lodge Estate / Built environment
caption_attribution_description: English: Corrour Bothy on Mar Lodge Estate (a National Trust for Scotland property) showing the toilet block extension
context_page_description: Mar Lodge Estate is a highland estate in western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which has been owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland since 1995. Its principal building, Mar Lodge, is about 4 miles west of the village of Braemar. The estate is recognised as one of the most important nature conservation landscapes in the British Isles and occupies nearly 8% of the Cairngorms National Park, covering 29,340 hectares. The natural heritage value of the estate is reflected by the fact that much of it is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area. The entire estate has been classified as a national nature reserve since May 2017, and is designated a Category II protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
  Extreme weather conditions are experienced across the estate, especially on the plateau. Landslides, avalanches and floods alter the landscape and give it an interesting geomorphology. The estate is characterised by rounded granite Cairngorm mountains to the north, with deep corries and crags down to the valley floor.
context_section_description: The architectural importance of the estate is reflected in the fact that there are 5 listed buildings including Mar Lodge, which was built in 1895 by the Duke of Fife. The ballroom has 2,435 red deer stags heads lining the walls and ceiling. The lodge was severely damaged by a fire in 1991 but rebuilt soon thereafter. It has since been converted into holiday flats and retains many of the grand features of its heyday as a hunting lodge.
  Six hunting lodges were constructed on the estate to allow shooting parties to be accommodated away from the main Mar Lodge building.  Only one, Derry Lodge, remains intact, although it is now in a dilapidated condition. In 2016 NTS submitted plans to renovate the lodge to provide hostel accommodation: as the lodge is located 6 km from the nearest road at Linn of Dee this hostel would be accessible only by foot or bicycle.
  The estate includes land which has a number of national and international natural heritage designations, and is one of the country's largest areas of Scheduled Ancient Monuments and archaeological sites.
  In 2006 the Cairngorms National Park Authority approved a planning application from the Mountain Bothies Association (supported by NTS) to extend Corrour Bothy to install a wood-burning stove and add a toilet block to improve facilities for visitors.
caption: Corrour Bothy on Mar Lodge Estate showing the toilet block extension.
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