Building record MAB42956 - PORTLETHEN
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Summary
Church, and possible site of chapel.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 2874
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 9237 9658 (90m by 55m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO99NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Banchory Devenick |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Church, and possible site of chapel. Macfarlane records that 'the chapel of Porth Lethen was built circa 1640 by Robert Buchan, and stood a quarter mile West of the House of Portleven'. He adds that the chapel was 3 miles from the church. The ONB quotes Rev W. Law, minister of the parish, that the present church was built on the foundations of Robert Buchan's Roman Catholic chapel, which was formerly known as the 'Red Church' due to its red stone. It had been demolished circa 1843 as it was then in bad repair, although Henderson records that it had undergone extensive additions and alterations in 1834. Both Henderson and Watt deny that this was the site of the 'Red Church' which they say was in Fetteresso parish. No trace of an earlier building at Portlethen Church. The present, church was built circa 1840 as a Chapel of Ease, and oblong in plan, with harled walls, granite window surrounds and quoins and a slate roof.
Period Notes
Said to have been built c1640 * demolished c1843.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No2(1865) 115-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
JERVISE, A, 1879, EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2, p 285 (Bibliographic reference). SAB889.
HENDERSON, JA, 1890, HIST, PAR OF BANCHORY-DEVENICK, 152-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB721.
MITCHELL, A, 1908, MACFARLANES GEOG COLL 1906-8, (1725) 108 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1155.
WATT, JC, 1914, MEARNS OF OLD, 133 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2005.
RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, No228 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0128;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2874;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NO99NW8;
- NRHE Numlink: 37216;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO99NW0034;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2874 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/37216 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1155 Bibliographic reference: MITCHELL, A. 1908. MACFARLANES GEOG COLL 1906-8. Y. (1725) 108.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No2(1865) 115-6.
- --- SAB1509 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. N KINC LIST. No228.
- --- SAB2005 Bibliographic reference: WATT, JC. 1914. MEARNS OF OLD. 133.
- --- SAB721 Bibliographic reference: HENDERSON, JA. 1890. HIST, PAR OF BANCHORY-DEVENICK. 152-5.
- --- SAB889 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1879. EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2. N. p 285.
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Record last edited
May 2 2024 12:31PM
