Building record MAB39477 - FASQUE HOUSE
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Summary
Designed landscape of Fasque House (NO67NW0016), developed in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6437 7538 (2359m by 2397m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO67NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fettercairn |
Type and Period (9)
- FOUNTAIN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- SUNDIAL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- GARDEN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- GARDEN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- BOAT HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- CHAPEL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- LODGE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- DESIGNED LANDSCAPE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Designed landscape of Fasque House (NO67NW0016), developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. The present mansion was built in the early 19th century, replacing an earlier house which lay to the west, its site later occupied by a garden and bowling green. The earlier house and gardens are shown on the Roy map of 1752 which shows the grounds as laid out about 1730 by Sir Alexander Ramsay. The enclosed parks north of the present house are the remains of his work, and there are also remains of his planting to the south, including probably part of the south and main drive. The Fasque estate was purchased from the Ramsays by the Liverpool merchant Mr John Gladstone (later Sir John Gladstone) in 1829. Features depicted on the OS 1st edition map include the formal garden and bowling green west of the later mansion, St Andrews Chapel (NO67NE0083) (built by Sir John in 1871) to the east of the house, walled garden (NO67NW0026) to the south, lake with a boathouse, lodges, The Octagon (folly NO67NW0032) and Home Farm (removed by the time of the 2nd edition map). A desk-based assessment of the estate, including a historic landscape assessment and standing buildings appraisal, was carried out by AOC in 2010, with subsequent standing building survey of a number of these buildings in 2016, see NO67NW0016, NO67NE0083, NO67NW0028, NO67NW0039, NO67NW0040, NO67NW0029, NO67NW0027, NO67NW0038, NO67NW0026, NO67NW0030, NO67NE0094, NO67NE0082, NO67NW0032, NO67SE0076. An trial trenching evaluation was carried out in 2016 by AOC prior to residential redevelopment within the Fasque House estate (NO67NE0093).
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2010, FASQUE ESTATE ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT AND STANDING BUILDING APPRAISAL (Bibliographic reference). SAB3558.
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2016, FASQUE HOUSE AND FASQUE HOUSE ESTATE BUILDINGS: HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB6543.
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2016, FASQUE HOUSE ESTATE, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION (ZONES 3-6 & 8) REPORT, Evaluation Report (Bibliographic reference). SAB6532.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO67NW5;
- NRHE Numlink: 36103;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO67NW0041;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36103 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB3558 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 2010. FASQUE ESTATE ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT AND STANDING BUILDING APPRAISAL.
- --- SAB6532 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 2016. FASQUE HOUSE ESTATE, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION (ZONES 3-6 & 8) REPORT. Evaluation Report.
- --- SAB6543 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 2016. FASQUE HOUSE AND FASQUE HOUSE ESTATE BUILDINGS: HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING REPORT.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Interpretation: Desk Based Assessment - FASQUE HOUSE (EAB7326)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - FASQUE HOUSE (EAB8907)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation - FASQUE HOUSE (EAB14353)
- Event - Survey: Field Survey/Building Recording - FASQUE HOUSE (EAB8898)
- Event - Survey: Field Survey/Building Recording - FASQUE HOUSE (EAB8899)
Record last edited
Nov 11 2022 11:28AM
