Building record MAB27768 - ADEN HOUSE STABLES
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Summary
Former steading/stables for Aden House built circa 1800, in now in use as a museum and exhibition space.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 16096
- Listed Building (B) 16096
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9813 4792 (71m by 66m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ94NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Old Deer |
Type and Period (12)
- STABLE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- SHED (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- TOWER (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Lunette (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- COLUMN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- ARCH (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Steading (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- DAIRY (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Byre (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- MILL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- SAW MILL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- COACH HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Former steading/stables for Aden House built circa 1800, in now in use as a museum and exhibition space. By the later 20th century they were ruined, and partly roofless. A semi-circular range, 2-storey, 11-bay, built of harled rubble, with a single rectangular coach-house in courtyard formed by the arc of the semi circle. At the centre there are six segmentally arched cart-sheds and a four-storey square dovecot tower (NJ94NE0042) with venetian windows at first and second floor level, tripartite lunette window at third floor level, topped by a truncated pyramid roof surrounded by a Roman-doric column open cupola with dome. A wing projects from the east side with a bellcote. Of the south side of the court only a quarter (single storey) was built. In the 19th century the steading included a sawmill, dairy, byres, stables, threshing mill and rooms for farm servants. In the early 1980s the stables were converted to craft workshops and a local exhibition in Aden Country Park. It has been converted into part of the Aberdeenshire Farming Museum. Photographic recording of the Grieve's House (at the western end of the curved range) was carried out in 2021 ahead of proposed alterations.
Period Notes
Built c1800. In the early 1980's the stables were converted to craft workshops and a local exhibition in Aden Country Park.
GRAMPIAN REGIONAL COUNCIL, 1975, ADEN HOUSE, MINTLAW, Condition report (Bibliographic reference). SAB2638.
HILL, A F, 1990, ADEN - WHERE THE PRESENT MEETS THE PAST. ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY REVIEW, 184, (1990) 292-299 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4402.
GLENDINNING, M, 2008, BUILDINGS OF THE LAND: SCOTLAND'S FARMS 1750-2000, p.175- Fig.4.17 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2625.
Aug 21 1984 , CO 28-32, CO 28-32 (Ground Photograph). SAB14824.
Feb 17 2021 , APP/2019/1784, APP/2019/1784 (Ground Photograph). SAB35115.
Jan 1 1976 , AAS/GR/76/CT64, AAS/GR/76/CT64 (Ground Photograph). SAB32432.
Mar 10 1994 , AAS/94/07/G16/14, AAS/94/07/G16/14 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15072.
Mar 17 2005 , AAS/05/1/CT39,42, AAS/05/1/CT39,42 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18298.
Mar 17 2005 , AS/05/1/CT99-100,103, AS/05/1/CT99-100,103 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18299.
Mar 18 2008 , AAS-GR-08-03-017 020, AAS-GR-08-03-017 020 (Ground Photograph). SAB36136.
May 14 2019 , AAS-GR-19-05-047, AAS-GR-19-05-047 (Ground Photograph). SAB35179.
May 24 1986 , GB 25-32, GB 25-32 (Ground Photograph). SAB14825.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, OLD DEER 22 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 12/07/88 (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 16096;
- NMR Card Number: NJ94NE63;
- NRHE Numlink: 20549;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ94NE0035;
External Links (3)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16096 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16096 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20549 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (14)
- --- SAB113 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BUCHAN OBSERVER. 12/07/88.
- --- SAB14824 Ground Photograph: Aug 21 1984 . CO 28-32. Black & White. CO 28-32.
- --- SAB14825 Ground Photograph: May 24 1986 . GB 25-32. Black & White. GB 25-32.
- --- SAB15072 Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 10 1994 . AAS/94/07/G16/14. Black & White. AAS/94/07/G16/14.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. OLD DEER 22.
- --- SAB18298 Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 17 2005 . AAS/05/1/CT39,42. Colour Transparency. AAS/05/1/CT39,42.
- --- SAB18299 Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 17 2005 . AS/05/1/CT99-100,103. Colour Transparency. AS/05/1/CT99-100,103.
- --- SAB2625 Bibliographic reference: GLENDINNING, M. 2008. BUILDINGS OF THE LAND: SCOTLAND'S FARMS 1750-2000. Y. p.175- Fig.4.17.
- --- SAB2638 Bibliographic reference: GRAMPIAN REGIONAL COUNCIL. 1975. ADEN HOUSE, MINTLAW. Condition report.
- --- SAB32432 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1976 . AAS/GR/76/CT64. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/76/CT64.
- --- SAB35115 Ground Photograph: Feb 17 2021 . APP/2019/1784. Digital. APP/2019/1784.
- --- SAB35179 Ground Photograph: May 14 2019 . AAS-GR-19-05-047. Digital. AAS-GR-19-05-047.
- --- SAB36136 Ground Photograph: Mar 18 2008 . AAS-GR-08-03-017 020. Digital. AAS-GR-08-03-017 020.
- --- SAB4402 Bibliographic reference: HILL, A F. 1990. ADEN - WHERE THE PRESENT MEETS THE PAST. ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY REVIEW, 184, (1990) 292-299.
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Record last edited
Sep 7 2022 10:39AM
