Building record MAB20885 - BLAIRS
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Summary
Former smithy and saw pit, now in residential use, depicted on historic maps.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8840 0123 (56m by 48m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ80SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Maryculter |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Former smithy and saw pit, now in residential use, depicted on historic maps. Blairs Estate maps of 1830 and 1842 show a group of three buildings, one a long rectanbgular structure with two smaller buildings to the east, and a yard. The plan is unchanged on the 1st edition OS map, 1867, which also annotates a saw pit . The smithy is also shown on the 1888 map, on which the eastern building is annotated as a Post Office. The buildings are still in use and were recorded in 2012 as part of an historic landscape survey of the Blairs estate. Both former smithy and post office are built of stone walls, part harled, with slate roofs and modern windows.
MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2012, BLAIRS ABERDEENSHIRE. PART 1: HISTORIC LANDSCAPE SURVEY, MAS2012-08 pt 1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4999.
MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2012, BLAIRS ABERDEENSHIRE. PART 3: STANDING BUILDING SURVEY OF THE STEADING, MAS2012-08 pt 3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5001.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ80SE0084;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SAB4999 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2012. BLAIRS ABERDEENSHIRE. PART 1: HISTORIC LANDSCAPE SURVEY. MAS2012-08 pt 1.
- --- SAB5001 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2012. BLAIRS ABERDEENSHIRE. PART 3: STANDING BUILDING SURVEY OF THE STEADING. MAS2012-08 pt 3.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Aug 29 2017 8:42AM
