Building record MAB26571 - NORWOOD HALL
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Summary
Villa built in 1881 designed by John Russell Mackenzie, incorporating an earlier house of 1861 and set within a woodland garden.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 15780
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9094 0307 (323m by 325m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90SW |
| Authority | Aberdeen City |
| Civil Parish | Peterculter |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Villa built in 1881 designed by John Russell Mackenzie, incorporating an earlier house of 1861 and set within a woodland garden. Now the Norwood Hall Hotel. It is 5-bay and symmetrical with classical details and a distinctive central balustraded entrance porch. White painted harl with contrasting sandstone margins, with grey slate roof, coped chimney stacks and a raised lightwell. Internally, the decorative scheme retains many 19th century features including in the central hall a timber imperial staircase with Corinthian columns. Garden founded 1859, designed by Forbes Beattie. Within the garden to the east of the villa is a mound, possibly an early medieval motte or castle survives (NJ90SW0001). Although no archaeological work has taken place on the mound, its prominent position overlooking the river Dee and the surrounding area would make it a likely position for an early medieval defended site. Pitfodels seems to have belonged to the Murray and Reid families but passed to the Menzies family in the 16th century. The OS 1st and 2nd edition maps also shows a fountain to the south of the house, and to the northwest West Lodge, a single storey lodge dating probably from 1861. A walled garden with greenhouses appears to have been added in the northern part of the grounds in the 20th century. A watching brief was carried out in 2010 on groundworks for an extension to the hotel (see also NJ90SW0423). A watching brief carried out by Cameron Archaeology in January 2014 during groundworks for a kitchen extension recorded no archaeological features or artefacts.
Period Notes
House Listed 16/04/1971.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2013, NORWOOD HALL, INCHGARTH ROAD, ABERDEEN: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION , WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB7041.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2014, NORWOOD HALL, INCHGARTH ROAD, ABERDEEN: REPORT ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF - NEW KITCHEN EXTENSION, WB report (Bibliographic reference). SAB6946.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 15780;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90SW43;
- NRHE Numlink: 77013;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90SW0995;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB15780 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/77013 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SAB6946 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2014. NORWOOD HALL, INCHGARTH ROAD, ABERDEEN: REPORT ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF - NEW KITCHEN EXTENSION. WB report.
- --- SAB7041 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2013. NORWOOD HALL, INCHGARTH ROAD, ABERDEEN: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION . WSI.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Apr 15 2019 3:05PM
