Building record MAB27803 - ADEN HOUSE WALLED GARDEN
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Summary
Walled garden, potting shed, bothy and gardener's house.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 50906
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9827 4784 (129m by 109m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ94NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Old Deer |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Walled garden, potting shed, bothy and gardener's house. Dated 1766, but probably rebuilt earlier to mid 19th century. Fine rectangular-plan walled garden sited at heart of Aden estate close to semicircular steading. Incorporating piend-roofed bothy, potting shed and gardener's cottage. Random rubble with squared quoins, irregular rubble coping, and segmental-headed openings. Carved stone raised above coping at the north with '17 M F WATT 66'. The Bothy is a single storey and attic, 3-bay, piend-roofed, rectangular-plan building to the northwest angle of the garden. It has a boarded timber door to centre with windows in flanking bays, high wallhead above. Small traditional rooflight in slated roof, lying 8-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows and wallhead stack to the west Timber-lined interior with narrow winding timber staircase and open fire. The potting shed is a long low rubble lean-to structure adjoining the outer elevation of the north garden wall and adjoining bothy at the west. The Head Gardener's house is a single storey, 3-bay, gabled house at the northwest angle of garden wall.
Period Notes
Dated 1766, probably rebuilt mid-19th century
HILL, A F, 1990, ADEN - WHERE THE PRESENT MEETS THE PAST. ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY REVIEW, 184, (1990) 292-299 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4402.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Country Park;
- HAMP Asset: HA0362;
- HES Listed Building Number: 50906;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ94NE63;
- NRHE Numlink: 120925;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ94NE0093;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB50906 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/120925 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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
Aug 30 2024 4:33PM
