Building record MAB26688 - ORROCK HOUSE
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Summary
Mansion house, still in residential use, possibly built in 1781-82 although the estate is older and it may be a remodelled older building.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 2778
- Listed Building (B) 2778
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9637 1958 (120m by 104m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ91NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Belhelvie |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Mansion house, still in residential use, possibly built in 1781-82 although the estate is older and it may be a remodelled older building. Alexander Fordyce bought the estate in 1770 but went bankrupt later that year. It was then acquired by John Orrock, and there are large 'O's above the attic gable windows that are his imprint. The three-storey gabled main block has single-storey piend roofed wings of the same depth. The south front is of dressed granite and is five-window, with one blind window at the ground floor and two at the second. There is one door with a rectangular fanlight and one window to each each wing. The north front is three-window, with the west windows being blind, and one-window in the wing. The ground floor is harled and the rest is dressed granite and there is a tripartite doorpiece has a semi-elliptical traceried fanlight. The east wall of the east wing has semi-circular headed openings at the attic in the gables. The simply treated interior has original woodwork, a plain railed stair, and a chimneypiece at the first floor. The west wing has a modern garage entrance and the east wing a modern porch. The driveway contains the probable remains of a pond with fountain in the centre of a small lawn and there are B-listed gatepiers from circa 1782 on the north axis of the house. They consist four square ball-capped ashlar granite gatepiers with railings and monolith ball capped footgates beween. The upper parts of the central piers were dismantled in 1968, with the stone laid aside for re-erection. There is a mains farm to the north (NJ91NE0028) and a dovecot to the south-west that is contemporary with the house (NJ91NE0013).
Period Notes
Listed 16/04/1971. Present house built 1781-2; mentioned in charters 1708, 1770 and 1781.
HENDERSON, JA, 1907, ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS, 143 (Bibliographic reference). SAB723.
DUNBAR, JG, 1966, HIST ARCH OF SCOT, 86 (Bibliographic reference). SAB358.
GALLAGHER, D.B., 1994, ASSESSMENT A92 BALMEDIE TO TIPPERTY (Bibliographic reference). SAB673.
ASSESSMENT
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, BELHELVIE 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2778;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91NE12;
- NRHE Numlink: 77019;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ91NE0010;
External Links (3)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2778 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2778 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/77019 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. BELHELVIE 6.
- --- SAB358 Bibliographic reference: DUNBAR, JG. 1966. HIST ARCH OF SCOT. 86.
- --- SAB673 Bibliographic reference: GALLAGHER, D.B.. 1994. ASSESSMENT A92 BALMEDIE TO TIPPERTY.
- --- SAB723 Bibliographic reference: HENDERSON, JA. 1907. ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS. 143.
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Record last edited
Mar 9 2020 4:47PM
