URY ESTATE

A brief history

Ury Estate is a 15th Century Scottish estate rich in history. It can claim to be the ancestral home of the Barclay banking family, the founder of modern farming techniques, as well as some of the more colourful characters throughout the ages in Scottish history.

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Ury Estate, consisting of 1600 acres, is bounded on the west by Fetteresso Forest. Within about 150 metres south of Ury House is the confluence of the Burn of Monboys into the Cowie Water.

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In 2012 Ury Estate in Aberdeenshire was bought by its sitting agricultural tenant.

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The property was once owned by the family of James Barclay, an 18th Century banker whose business laid the foundations of Barclays Bank.

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Barclays brokered the purchase of the estate, which lies just north of Stonehaven.

The property, which includes the derelict mansion, was bought by farmer John Forbes from administrators, following the collapse of former owners FM Developments in 2009.

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FM had initiated plans for a championship golf course designed by golfing giant Jack Nicklaus, as well as a hotel and 220 domestic houses on the estate, before entering administration.

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The estate is now controlled by the F M Group who are pursuing various development plans, including resurrecting the golf course development.

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