Building record MAB29352 - PITLURG HOUSE
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Summary
Mansion house built on site of earlier manor.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 19772
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0249 3301 (630m by 791m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK03SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Slains |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Mansion house built on site of earlier manor. Pitlurg House, also known as House of Leask, is a 2-storey mansion house designed by Archibald Simpson in 1828. It comprises of a main block and lower service wing, which were destroyed by fire in 1927, and is recorded as a roofless ruin in 1989. Dressings of basal and stringcourses are very fine. Five-bay main elevation with central door and extravagantly tall ground-floor windows. Appears to have undergone a programme of restoration sometime in the 1990s / 2000s, and is now back in residential use. The remains of the walled garden lie to the north and a designed landscape around it is visible on the OS 1st edition map but only traces of this survive.
Period Notes
Original mansion built post 1539; current house built 1826-7; destroyed by fire in 1927; recorded as a roofless ruin in 1989; appears to have undergone restoration in the 1990s-2000s.
BINNEY, M, 1980, LOST HOUSES OF SCOTLAND (Bibliographic reference). SAB3740.
NTS, 1984, HERITAGE SCOTLAND, AUTUMN, 1,5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1286.
BUCHAN, J, 1987, BYGONE BUCHAN, 65 (Bibliographic reference). SAB97.
HOLLAMBY, K, 2000, DESK BASED ASSESSMENT OF LOCH LUNDIE MOSS, REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB827.
ASSESSMENT
Feb 16 2008 , DG 8777-9, DG 8777-9 (Ground Photograph). SAB19214.
Mar 10 1994 , AAS/94/07/G16/5-8,11,12, AAS/94/07/G16/5-8,11,12 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15067.
Author unknown, n.d., LEOPARD MAGAZINE, p.23 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1074.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 19772;
- NMR Card Number: NK03SW30;
- NRHE Numlink: 77090;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK03SW0024;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB19772 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/77090 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1074 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. LEOPARD MAGAZINE. p.23.
- --- SAB1286 Bibliographic reference: NTS. 1984. HERITAGE SCOTLAND, AUTUMN. 1,5.
- --- SAB15067 Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 10 1994 . AAS/94/07/G16/5-8,11,12. Black & White. AAS/94/07/G16/5-8,11,12.
- --- SAB19214 Ground Photograph: Feb 16 2008 . DG 8777-9. DG. DG 8777-9.
- --- SAB3740 Bibliographic reference: BINNEY, M. 1980. LOST HOUSES OF SCOTLAND. Y.
- --- SAB827 Bibliographic reference: HOLLAMBY, K. 2000. DESK BASED ASSESSMENT OF LOCH LUNDIE MOSS. REPORT.
- --- SAB97 Bibliographic reference: BUCHAN, J. 1987. BYGONE BUCHAN. 65.
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Record last edited
Sep 7 2017 10:19AM
