Document record MAB54256 - THE PALACE/ TOWNHOUSE
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Summary
Site of Palace probably built shortly after 1538, when Sir Walter Ogilvie received a license to erect it.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 396
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6899 6394 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ66SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Banff |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of Palace probably built shortly after 1538, when Sir Walter Ogilvie received a license to erect it. Built on land formerly belonging to the Carmelite monastery of Banff. It was described in the 17th century as 'high built and quarterly, the structure magnificent, with two base courts, and few houses in these places of Scotland comparable to it'. It was partially destroyed by General Munro in 1640 when it was sacked by the Covenanting troops with the assistance of the townfolk. In 1724 it was depicted as 'an old great house, by way of castle and court...beside which is a lodging (the old house not habitable'. Attached to the house was a large ornamental garden. The last remains of Lord Banff's Palace were removed in circa 1796 when the Town House was erected.
Period Notes
Built c 1538, part destroyed 1640; removed 1796.
MACGIBBON, D, 1892, THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5, VOL V, 85 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1140.
MAHOOD, AE, 1919, BANFF & DISTRICT, 67-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1149.
JAMES A STEPHEN, ARCHITECTS, n.d., BANFF RENAISSANCE TOWNSCAPE HERITAGE INITIATIVE STAGE 2, THI (Bibliographic reference). SAB928.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, BANFF BURGH 47 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ66SE434;
- NRHE Numlink: 241402;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ66SE0068;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/241402 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. 67-8.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. BANFF BURGH 47.
- --- SAB928 Bibliographic reference: JAMES A STEPHEN, ARCHITECTS. n.d.. BANFF RENAISSANCE TOWNSCAPE HERITAGE INITIATIVE STAGE 2. THI.
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2022 2:53PM
