Document record MAB54254 - 25 HIGH STREET, BANFF
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Summary
Site of Townhouse/ Library.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6886 6385 (14m by 5m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ66SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Banff |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Site of Townhouse/ Library. 'The Turrets', a structure which was described as 'peculiar in style and different from any other building in Scotland'. It is a two and a half storey rectangular house with sloping dormers and crow-stepped gables. Attached to one side of it were two rectangular stair-towers, the lower parts of which were broadly chamfered. The ground floor consisted of a series of vaults. Initially the 'Turrets' served as a townhouse for Lord Banff and later Lady Abercromby. In 1746 the Duke of Cumberland used it as a granary. Public Library erected on site in 1902. Mary Duff, Byron's first love, lived here at one time with her grandmother, Mrs Duff of Hatton.
Period Notes
Used by cumberland in 1746; library erected in 1902.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 11/06/87 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
MACGIBBON, D, 1892, THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5, 84-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1140.
MAHOOD, AE, 1919, BANFF & DISTRICT, 37 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1149.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ66SE78;
- NRHE Numlink: 76728;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ66SE0063;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/76728 (trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Mar 15 2016 12:26PM
