Building record MAB28980 - ABERDOUR HOUSE
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Summary
Austere 3-storey, 7-bay mansion, dated 1740, linked by curved single storey quadrants to rear.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 2768
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9098 6394 (43m by 32m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ96SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Aberdour |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Austere 3-storey, 7-bay mansion, dated 1740, linked by curved single storey quadrants to rear. Two-storey, 3-bay wings forming rear U-plan court. South facing front with slightly advanced, gabled and finialled centre bay with pedimented entrance masked by mid 19th century, flat roofed porch. Corniced first floor window above with decorative carved mock keystone to lintel. Octagonal blind oculus in gablet and crow-stepped gables. The house is approached from the north and separated from former stables (dated 1795) and steading at west by a rubble wall with simple square gatepiers flanking entrance. Datestone at rear of house, sited near wallhead stack initialled SF and MC. Mansion built on earlier site which had been purchased in 1630 by Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo. Early in the 17th century the barony of Aberdour belonged to a branch of the Cheyne family, who had bought it in 1571 from Lord Borthwick. There is a walled garden to the south-east of the house (NJ96SW0092).
Period Notes
Original house dated 1740; current house designed c.1870. Mansion built on earlier site which had been purchased in 1630 by Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo. Early in the 17thC the barony of Aberdour belonged to a branch of the Cheyne family, who had bought it in 1571 from Lord Borthwick. Steading dated 1740.
ROBERTSON, J, 1843, HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF, 444 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1504.
JERVISE, A, 1879, EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2, 56-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB889.
FERGUSON, J, 1913, T BANFF FC 10,3A(1912-3)207-82, 261-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB507.
TRANTER, N, 1972, THE EASTERN COUNTIES-ABERDEEN, 21 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1919.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, ABERDOUR 56 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2768;
- NMR Card Number: NJ96SW22;
- NRHE Numlink: 20831;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ96SW0021;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2768 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20831 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1504 Bibliographic reference: ROBERTSON, J. 1843. HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF. Y. 444.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. ABERDOUR 56.
- --- SAB1919 Bibliographic reference: TRANTER, N. 1972. THE EASTERN COUNTIES-ABERDEEN. 21.
- --- SAB507 Bibliographic reference: FERGUSON, J. 1913. T BANFF FC 10,3A(1912-3)207-82. 261-4.
- --- SAB889 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1879. EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2. N. 56-7.
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Record last edited
Jan 14 2021 3:01PM
