Building record MAB26258 - INCHGARTH HOUSE
Please read our guidance about the use of Aberdeenshire Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
House and grounds depicted on historic OS maps, the house built originally circa 1862, extensively altered and extended by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie in 1897.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 15711
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9058 0301 (225m by 177m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Peterculter |
Type and Period (6)
Full Description
House and grounds depicted on historic OS maps, the house built originally circa 1862, extensively altered and extended by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie in 1897. It is 2-storey, roughly rectangular in plan with a curved single-storey Ionic portico at the south elevation and several deep-set pediments at the wallhead. There is an advanced single storey entrance porch to the east elevation. Built of Aberdeen bond granite with a base course, a grey slate roof, coped ridge and tall wallhead chimney stacks with decorative panels. Inside there is a timber panelled hall, timber staircase with decorative balusters and newel posts and a round arched screen with fluted Ionic timber columns. The house and garden depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps, named Inchgarth. To the southwest of the house is a curved rubble retaining wall forming a garden terrace, with a balustrade and a central set of steps. To the northeast of the house is a T-plan building. Standing building survey of Inchgarth House was carried out by Cameron Archaeology om March 2015. Standing building survey of Inchgarth steading and lodge was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in May 2017.
Period Notes
Built circa 1862. Listed 26/04/1971.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2015, INCHGARTH HOUSE, INCHGARTH ROAD, ABERDEEN: REPORT ON STANDING BUILDING SURVEY, SBS (Bibliographic reference). SAB6843.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2016, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 16, 2015, p. 10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6502.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2017, INCHGARTH HOUSE STEADING AND LODGE: REPORT ON LEVEL 1 STANDING BUILDING SURVEY, SBS (Bibliographic reference). SAB7005.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 15711;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90SW116;
- NRHE Numlink: 173884;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90SW0031;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15711 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/173884 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB6502 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2016. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 16, 2015. p. 10.
- --- SAB6843 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2015. INCHGARTH HOUSE, INCHGARTH ROAD, ABERDEEN: REPORT ON STANDING BUILDING SURVEY. SBS.
- --- SAB7005 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2017. INCHGARTH HOUSE STEADING AND LODGE: REPORT ON LEVEL 1 STANDING BUILDING SURVEY. SBS.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Aug 9 2022 11:27AM
