Building record MAB12937 - KNOCKESPOCK
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Summary
Mansion house.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 2911
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5445 2409 (34m by 20m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ52SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Clatt |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Mansion house. Knockespock (from the gaelic for 'Bishop's Hill') is a largely 18th Century building incorporating earlier towers. In the 16th Century, Knockespock consisted only of two round towers, each of three storeys with lower walls 2m thick, joined together. The houses was added to numerous times over the years, until the late 19th century at which time an imposing Victorian addition, bigger than original house was added. Permission was given for this part of the house to be demolished in 1978.
Period Notes
Listed 24/11/1972.
Mentioned in 1387; a house in existence by 1557; additions of unknown date but may refer to the Victorian addition built 1889-1891; part demolished 1978.
Aug 1 2005 , SC 976561, SC 976561 (Ground Photograph). SAB12950.
Jul 10 2006 , AAS-GR-06-07-054 - 068, AAS-GR-06-07-054 - 068 (Ground Photograph). SAB35736.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, CLATT 5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., LEOPARD MAGAZINE, MARCH 1983,20-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1074.
Nov 22 1977 , AB 4460, AB 4460 (Ground Photograph). SAB12951.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2911;
- NMR Card Number: NJ52SW22;
- NRHE Numlink: 75332;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ52SW0017;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2911 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/75332 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1074 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. LEOPARD MAGAZINE. MARCH 1983,20-3.
- --- SAB12950 Ground Photograph: Aug 1 2005 . SC 976561. Colour Transparency. SC 976561.
- --- SAB12951 Ground Photograph: Nov 22 1977 . AB 4460. Black & White. AB 4460.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. CLATT 5.
- --- SAB35736 Ground Photograph: Jul 10 2006 . AAS-GR-06-07-054 - 068. Digital. AAS-GR-06-07-054 - 068.
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2022 10:20AM
