Building record MAB19239 - FYVIE CASTLE RACQUETS COURT
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Summary
Squash court building, built in 1903 for Alexander Forbes Leith.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 13411
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7632 3929 (24m by 33m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ73NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fyvie |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Squash court building, built in 1903 for Alexander Forbes Leith. It is a covered, detached squash court building, in vigorous crenellated and bartizaned neo-Baronial style, and is harled with red sandstone dressings and finely carved inset healdic panels in Italian marble and sandstone. On the south gable is a carved Italian marble fountain basin inset in a blind gothic window (white marble cusped tracery). There is a glazed pitched roof and clerestory windows and a wooden lean-to along the west wall containing a bowling / skittles alley with a concrete floor and timber ditches. The building suffered storm damage in spring 2023. AOC Archaeology produced laser scan orthographic views of the external elevations of the building, and a ground floor plan of the interior. The racquets court was recorded by Murray Archaeological Services during conservation works carried out between September 2023 and January 2024. Standing building survey of the skittles alley was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in June 2024 prior to, and during, its dismantling and removal for conservation and return.
Period Notes
Listed 31/08/1993
MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2023, FYVIE CASTLE RACQUETS COURT RECORDED DURING CONSERVATION 2023 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7693.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2024, FYVIE CASTLE, FYVIE, TURRIFF: REPORT ON SKITTLES ALLEY STANDING BUILDING SURVEY (Bibliographic reference). SAB8900.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 13411;
- NMR Card Number: NJ73NE9;
- NRHE Numlink: 178800;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ73NE0147;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB13411 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/178800 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jan 12 2026 4:20PM
