Document record MAB54255 - THE OLD HOUSE OF AIRLIE
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Summary
Site of Townhouse.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6920 6370 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ66SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Banff |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of Townhouse. Despite being unexpectedly spared by the Covenanters Army in 1640, this 'pleasant dwelling house', which appears to have been a quadrangular building of considerable size, was demolished in 1779. The Earl of Airlie sold it in 1692 to Duff of Braco. In 1746, the Duke of Cumberland resided in it on route to Culloden. In 1916 fifteen carved stone fragments from the old house were detected built into a house at the Barnyards. The original front stairs and one of its outbuildings still survive in situ within what later became the Duff House walled gardens (NJ66SE0186).
ROBERTSON, J, 1869, ILLUSTRATED TOPOGRAPHY & ANTIQUITIES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF, VOL II, 113 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1505.
MACGIBBON, D, 1892, THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5, VOL V, 85 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1140.
MAHOOD, AE, 1919, BANFF & DISTRICT, 72-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1149.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ66SE82;
- NRHE Numlink: 76738;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ66SE0067;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/76738 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1140 Bibliographic reference: MACGIBBON, D. 1892. THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5. Y. VOL V, 85.
- --- SAB1149 Bibliographic reference: MAHOOD, AE. 1919. BANFF & DISTRICT. 72-3.
- --- SAB1505 Bibliographic reference: ROBERTSON, J. 1869. ILLUSTRATED TOPOGRAPHY & ANTIQUITIES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF. Y. Y. VOL II, 113.
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Record last edited
Apr 30 2021 4:44PM
