Building record MAB14863 - CORSINDAE
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Summary
Large harled mansion house, of various periods.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 16254
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6854 0880 (35m by 38m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ60NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Midmar |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Large harled mansion house, of various periods. Principally a 16th Century L-plan hall-house, though original part is probably 15th Century recast in the 16th Century. The earliest phase was apparently a three-storey L-plan tower with a circular stair tower in the re-entrant. A large wing was added west of the tower in the 18th century, with a south facing central entrance. The buttresses at the back were added in the mid 18th Century. The west wing was originally a plain 2-storey and basement structure. Back wing with squared stone bow, dating from circa 1800, when the circular tower was heightened. Large phase of reconstruction carried out by John Smith in 1840, reusing material from the walled garden (NJ60NE0082). The old house was doubled to form approximate symmetrical U-plan section with centre gable, and the interior was almost completely remodelled. The date of the ling north wing is not recorded. Extensively restored in 1954-5. A standing building survey of the rear (north) wing was carried out by Murray Archaeological Services in March 2021 ahead of proposed refurbishment. Although there is no record of when this was added, it clearly post dates the late 18th century buttresses, and was added by the mid 19th century when the OS 1st edition map was surveyed. It may have been part of the 1840 reconstruction and appears to have always been a service wing. It is constructed of roughly dressed rubble stone, with patchy harling, with a slate roof and crowstepped gable. There are two chimneys, both of granite. Few internal details survive but one room was formerly a laundry, photographs from 2011 showing belfast sinks and boilers. The first floor rooms included at least two servants' bedrooms. See also NJ60NE0043 for designed landscape.
Period Notes
Built c.1484, recast 1580, wing added 1726, back wing added c.1800, reconstructions 1840; restored 1954-5.
MACGIBBON, D, 1892, THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5, 80 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1140.
TRANTER, N, 1970, FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4, 32-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1918.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2022, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 22 (2021), p.18 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8314.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, MIDMAR 8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Oct 1 1961 , AB 483, AB 483 (Ground Photograph). SAB20331.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 16254;
- NMR Card Number: NJ60NE4;
- NRHE Numlink: 18002;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ60NE0004;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16254 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18002 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1140 Bibliographic reference: MACGIBBON, D. 1892. THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5. Y. 80.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. MIDMAR 8.
- --- SAB1918 Bibliographic reference: TRANTER, N. 1970. FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4. 32-3.
- --- SAB20331 Ground Photograph: Oct 1 1961 . AB 483. Black & White. AB 483.
- --- SAB8314 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2022. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 22 (2021). p.18.
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Record last edited
Apr 15 2024 2:23PM
