Building record MAB20613 - NEWTON OF COUNTESSWELLS

Farmstead, still in use, depicted on historic OS maps which show buildings on both sides of a track.

Farmstead, still in use, depicted on historic OS maps which show buildings on both sides of a track. On the 1st edition to the east of the track is an L-plan range with attached horsemill on the north side, a smaller rectangular building in the court and a smaller structure with small attached enclosure south of the east wing of the range. To the west of the track is a T-plan house with garden to the south, and a long range to the north. By the time of the 2nd edition map the small structure and enclosure east of the track had been removed, but an L-plan wing added on the western half of the court with a small structure to the south. West of the road the long range had been reduced in length and two new buildings added to the west and northwest. Current maps show that two of the buildings west of the road have since been removed, the remaining two joined and further extended. East of the track the horsemill and part of the north wing of the range has been removed, with further alterations to the remaining east and west wings.

BABTIE GROUP, 2004, ABERDEEN WESTERN PERIPHERAL ROUTE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED STUDY & WALKOVER SURVEY. VOL 1: TEXT, VOL 2 GAZETTEER, Site 87 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3745.

Record last edited

Jun 2 2025 1:04PM