Document record MAB57123 - EARL MARISCHAL'S LODGING HOUSE
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Summary
Site of a town house built circa 1540 for the Abbots of Deer, and which passed to the Earl Marischal after the reformation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9444 0632 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of a town house built circa 1540 for the Abbots of Deer, and which passed to the Earl Marischal after the reformation. Mary Queen of Scot's is said to have lodged here in 1562. The house is depicted on the 1661 Gordon Map. It was demolished in 1767 to allow construction of Marischal Street. The Early Marischal's hall seems to have been a quadrangular structure with an internal courtyard and high conical-roofed corner towers. A sundial originally at this town house is now at House of Schivas, Aberdeenshire (see Aberdeenshire HER NJ83NE0184).
DENNISON, E, 1997, HISTORIC ABERDEEN: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE SCOTTISH BURGH SURVEY, p. 65 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4057.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW263;
- NRHE Numlink: 76998;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NW0209;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/76998 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB4057 Bibliographic reference: DENNISON, E. 1997. HISTORIC ABERDEEN: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE SCOTTISH BURGH SURVEY. Y. p. 65.
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Record last edited
Jan 14 2021 1:37PM
