Building record MAB21745 - GRANDHOME HOUSE
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Summary
Designed landscape of Grandhome House (NJ81SE0569).
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 15676
- Listed Building (C) 15676
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8990 1187 (366m by 429m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Old Machar |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Designed landscape of Grandhome House (NJ81SE0569). To the west of the house is a garden wall, with two gate piers with ball finials and a niche with a sculptured winged head, and the laundry. The laundry is single storey. To the north of the house is a walled garden shown on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps. The garden walls are of drystone granite and 8 feet high on the north and east sides, with an inner brick skin rising 2 feet higher. There are lower rubble walls on the other sides and running across the garden. The 2nd edition also shows a sundial within the garden. The present sundial erected in 1923 consists of an old cap of obelisk type with modern shaft and ball finial. Northeast of the house is a U-plan steading, and east of the house is a dovecot (NJ91SW0391).
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 06/02/1965 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 26/02/77 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Author unknown, n.d., EVENING EXPRESS, 29/05/1978 (Bibliographic reference). SAB446.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 15676;
- NMR Card Number: NJ81SE36;
- NRHE Numlink: 144149;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81SE0571;
External Links (3)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15676 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15676 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/144149 (trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Nov 17 2025 9:40AM
