Building record MAB24287 - FORBES OF NEWE MONUMENT, CORNHILL
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Summary
The Forbes Monument which originally stood in St Nicholas Church.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 20006
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9296 0716 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The Forbes Monument which originally stood in St Nicholas Church. Designed by John Smith, 1830, it is a pink granite ashlar obelisk, with square plan base surmounted by three granite steps on a splayed base. There are recessed tooled grey granite panels to each elevation commemorating John Forbes of Newe and Charles Forbes of Newe, and the building of the Royal Cornhill Asylum (NJ90NW1195). John Forbes had bequeathed £10,00 for the building of the hospital. It is depicted at this location on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps, having been moved from St Nicholas and altered by Archibald Simpson in 1838.
Period Notes
Listed 19/04/1984
BOGDAN, N, 2008, EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB3811.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 20006;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW832;
- NRHE Numlink: 148784;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NW0723;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB20006 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/148784 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB3811 Bibliographic reference: BOGDAN, N. 2008. EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE.
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Record last edited
May 14 2020 3:01PM
