Document record MAB58472 - FOVERAN
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Summary
Site of an almshouse.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9800 2400 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ92SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Foveran |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of an almshouse. Documentary evidence from manuscript in Advocate's Library, Aberdeen, circa 1700: 'Here is still an hospital, founded for three poor men, by the first Alexander Forbes of Foveran ..' and from The Spalding Club (1843) as '...at the kirk, with an inscription on a marble stone on the corner of the house and another inscription above the gate of the almshouse.' OS site visit 1964 noted that the minister of the present church had no knowledge of this almshouse and the precise location has never been established. No trace and no further information.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No32(1866) 31 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, No12(1845) 699 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ92SE2;
- NRHE Numlink: 20393;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ92SE0016;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20393 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Sep 8 2022 12:08PM
