Building record MAB24251 - 59 HIGH STREET, OLD ABERDEEN
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Summary
House, now also in commercial use, dated 1821.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 20357
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9388 0831 (57m by 19m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
House, now also in commercial use, dated 1821. It is a two-storey and attic, three-window rubble-built house with a centre wallhead gable. The skew is dated 1821 and initialled I.C.E. There are later ground floor shops. The 1st edition shows the house with a long garden to the rear, containing a sundial. By the time of the 2nd edition map a new house (now No. 63 High Street) had been built in the west end of the garden. A watching brief carried out by Aberdeen City Council Archaeological Unit in 1994 during shop refurbishment at No. 59 recorded only the presence of natural sand levels circa 0.3m below the modern ground surface.
Period Notes
House dated 1821 at the skew.
Listed 12/01/1967.
DENNISON, E, 1997, HISTORIC ABERDEEN: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE SCOTTISH BURGH SURVEY, p. 108 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4057.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 20357;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW862;
- NRHE Numlink: 148822;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NW0616;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB20357 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/148822 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB4057 Bibliographic reference: DENNISON, E. 1997. HISTORIC ABERDEEN: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE SCOTTISH BURGH SURVEY. Y. p. 108.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 23 2022 12:17PM
