Building record MAB28827 - THE JAM, UNION STREET, ROSEHEARTY
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Summary
Remains of a townhouse, the lodgings of Forbes of Pitsligo, built in the 16th century.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 40436
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9341 6745 (16m by 22m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ96NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Pitsligo |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of a townhouse, the lodgings of Forbes of Pitsligo, built in the 16th century. This would have been the grandest building in the burgh (NJ96NW0114) when first built. It is a low two-storey rubble-built with red sandstone dressings, harled. On an L-plan with forestair in angle at rear, the back wall and wing much ruined. An inscribed pedimented dormer-head, probably from Pitsligo Castle, is built into the wall. Old coped garden wall partly preserved at back. It was inhabited until the mid 1920s.
Period Notes
Built 1573; bears datestone of 1763; inhabited until the mid 1920's.
PRATT, J. B., 1858, BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION, 173 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1410.
JERVISE, A, 1879, EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2, 404 (Bibliographic reference). SAB889.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, ROSEHEARTY 1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., L S REVISER, 26/09/63 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1095.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 40436;
- NMR Card Number: NJ96NW4;
- NRHE Numlink: 20798;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ96NW0003;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB40436 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20798 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1095 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. L S REVISER. 26/09/63.
- --- SAB1410 Bibliographic reference: PRATT, J. B.. 1858. BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION. 173.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. ROSEHEARTY 1.
- --- SAB889 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1879. EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2. N. 404.
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Record last edited
Aug 25 2020 11:38AM
