Document record MAB56747 - BYTH HOUSE
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Summary
Country House, built on the site of an earlier house or manor.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 603
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8166 5643 (1373m by 1019m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ85NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | King Edward |
Type and Period (6)
- FARMSTEAD (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- MANOR (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- HOUSE (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- PLAQUE (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- Dovecot (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- DESIGNED LANDSCAPE (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
Country House, built on the site of an earlier house or manor. There appears to be no remains of the original Byth House except for a plaque bearing the date of 1593. The buildings to the east of the modern house are later editions which have recently been gutted and made into byres, although the tradition is that they were the servant's quarters of the house. A photo in the possession of the owner shows the pre-1928 house to be an 18th century manor house, and shows little or no evidence of earlier work. A new house was built on the site in 1932 Byth House belonged to the Urquharts in 1721, who had bought the Barony of Byth ten years earlier. It is however believed that the earliest parts of the previous house were erected in 1593 by Duncan Forbes, whose family held the estate during the 16th and first half of the 17th century. The house is surrounded by a designed landscape. To the north of the house is the home farm. It is depicted on the OS maps of 1867 and 1888 as a rectangular steading with central open court. The east and west ranges have projections to the east and west respectively as their southern ends. The south side has a small projection in the centre to the south. There are entrance gaps in the northeast and northwest corners. A dovecot at the home farm is early 19th century in date (NJ85NW0063). Today the court is built over and the projection on the west side is now roofless.
Period Notes
Built 1693 (although previous notes state a plaque dated 1593). Present built house 1932.
ROBERTSON, J, 1843, HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF, 110, 489 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1504.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, (1870) 91 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
TAYLER, A, 1932, JACOBITE CESS ROLL,ABER 1715, 202 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1912.
McKEAN, C, 1990, BANFF & BUCHAN: ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, p.79 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4622.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, KING EDWARD 9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., LEOPARD MAGAZINE, p.23 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1074.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ85NW1;
- NRHE Numlink: 19925;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ85NW0001;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19925 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1074 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. LEOPARD MAGAZINE. p.23.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. (1870) 91.
- --- SAB1504 Bibliographic reference: ROBERTSON, J. 1843. HISTORY OF SHIRES OF ABERDEEN & BANFF. Y. 110, 489.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. KING EDWARD 9.
- --- SAB1912 Bibliographic reference: TAYLER, A. 1932. JACOBITE CESS ROLL,ABER 1715. Y. Y. 202.
- --- SAB4622 Bibliographic reference: McKEAN, C. 1990. BANFF & BUCHAN: ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE. p.79.
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Record last edited
Aug 13 2020 10:15AM
