Building record MAB15624 - SOUTH TILLYKERRIE

Farmstead, still in use, depicted on the 1st edition OS map as a complex of seven rectangular buildings and is named as 'Tillykirie'.

Farmstead, still in use, depicted on the 1st edition OS map as a complex of seven rectangular buildings and is named as 'Tillykirie'. By the 2nd edition map, most of the buildings have been removed - only two of the original buildings survive, a new square building has been added, and the farm has been renamed 'South Tillykerrie'. These three buildings survive, with the steading having been extended to the west. Described in the sale particulars of Tonley Estate in 1947 as follows: 'The farm house, in the lee of the hill with a lovely outlook over the Estate, is stone built with corrugated roof. Accommodation includes three bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen, and pantry. The farm steading stands nearby, constructed of stone and provides the following buildings: Cart Shed, Coal Shed, Byre for Twelve, Turnip House, Hay House, Stable for two, Straw Barn, Threshing Floor and Granary'. A Level 1 Standing Building Survey of the farmhouse and steading was carried out in February 2024 by Cameron Archaeology prior to proposed redevelopment. The farmhouse, built before the 1st edition OS map (surveyed 1865) is of rough-dressed red granite. Now roofed with corrugated metal sheeting, although there is evidence of it being originally roofed in turf which was possibly replaced with slate. It has a chimney stack at each gable end. Inside, the farmhouse is a single open room which was likely divided into two by timber partitions, as noted in the sale particulars of the Tonley Estate (1947). The timber partitions no longer survive but evidence of pegs and holes on walls suggests these partitions once supported timber panelling. The eastern fireplace contains a cast iron range, while the west is a simple open hearth with stone lintel and hearth stone. An addition was built onto the southeast corner by 1900, forming a small room that likely served as a pantry, featuring shelving outlines on the walls. In the 20th century the building received electricity. The steading, used for housing livestock, was probably contemporary. It has rough-dressed stone walls with clay bonding within the interior of the walls, as revealed by partial wall collapse. The steading had been modified by the addition and subsequent demolition of a horse mill. A small wing was added to the west-northwest elevation during the early 20th century. In the later 20th century part of the west-northwest side of the steading was enclosed by the construction of a barn.

JACKSON STOPS & STAFF, 1947, PARTICULARS OF THE TONLEY ESTATE, ABERDEENSHIRE, P.32 (Bibliographic reference). SAB923.

CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2024, LAND AT SOUTH TILLYKERRIE, TOUGH, ALFORD. REPORT ON LEVEL 1 STANDING BUILDING SURVEY. , L1 SBS (Bibliographic reference). SAB8821.

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Feb 11 2025 3:05PM