Building record MAB22097 - MELDRUM HOUSE STABLES
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Summary
Stables block, incorporating a dovecot.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 16225
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8121 2908 (60m by 64m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ82NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Meldrum |
Type and Period (7)
- Dovecot (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- TURRET (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- COAT OF ARMS (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- STEPS (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- STABLE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- GATEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Stables block, incorporating a dovecot. The stable is a U-plan block, dated 1628 but altered in the late 18th century by the insertion of coach houses, and by minor alterations by Archibald Simpson. The stable and coach house wings rise to 2 storeys and are harled. A detached panel indicates that the semi-circular coach house arches perhaps date to 1777. The dovecot is an ornamental building placed on the stone arch-way of the stable block of Old Meldrum House. It is a large rectangular tower which had four corbelled half-turrets, semi-circular, at each corner. There is a coat-of-arms carved on a tablet on the N wall. A stone panel to the right of it bears the date 1628 and a Latin prayer. The entrance to the dovecot is by 15 steps.
Period Notes
Outer gate, stable and coach house of 1628 houses doocot on upper floor; building altered ?1777.
ROBERTSON, A. N., 1961, OLD DOVECOTS OF SCOTLAND, 353-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1503.
Feb 6 2004 , AAS-GR-04-02-005 - 024, AAS-GR-04-02-005 - 024 (Ground Photograph). SAB35694.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, MELDRUM 3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 16225;
- NMR Card Number: NJ82NW13;
- NRHE Numlink: 19639;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ82NW0012;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16225 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19639 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
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Record last edited
Apr 7 2022 3:00PM
