Building record MAB15622 - GOWNIE
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Summary
Farmstead, still in use, depicted on the 1st edition OS map of 1867 as a rectangular steading with arectangular building and the remains of a second building to the east and three rectangular buildings to the west.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6163 1206 (164m by 113m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ61SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Tough |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Farmstead, still in use, depicted on the 1st edition OS map of 1867 as a rectangular steading with arectangular building and the remains of a second building to the east and three rectangular buildings to the west. On the 2nd edition map of 1888, the building and remains of building to the east are not shown. Today, only one of the buildings to the west plus part of the steading survive. Described in the sale particulars of Tonley Estate in 1947 as follows: 'The farm house is situated in an elevated position and approached by a private road leading up the glen. Built of stone with slate roof, it contains two bedrooms, boxroom, sitting room, kitchen, milk house and small scullery. The farm steading is similarly built and includes engine house, straw barn, threshing floor, byre for 22, small byre (two stalls), turnip house, single-bay cart shed, hen house, 3-stall stable and detached chaumer'.
JACKSON STOPS & STAFF, 1947, PARTICULARS OF THE TONLEY ESTATE, ABERDEENSHIRE, p.30 (Bibliographic reference). SAB923.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ61SW166;
- NRHE Numlink: 211343;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ61SW0116;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/211343 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB923 Bibliographic reference: JACKSON STOPS & STAFF. 1947. PARTICULARS OF THE TONLEY ESTATE, ABERDEENSHIRE. p.30.
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Record last edited
Apr 21 2023 10:17AM
