Document record MAB59016 - FRASERBURGH
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Summary
The site of University of Fraserburgh is thought to be on the north side of the road, near the junction between College Bounds and High Street.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9941 6718 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ96NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fraserburgh |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The site of University of Fraserburgh is thought to be on the north side of the road, near the junction between College Bounds and High Street. In 1592 Sir Alexander Fraser of Philorth was granted a charter allowing him to erect a university and to build colleges. A later charter dated 1601 shows that by then he had already started to 'edify and big (build) up a college..'. Charles Ferme, of Edinburgh University, was appointed as Principal but the project seemed to have come to a halt. However in 1647, when plague broke out in Aberdeen, King's College was temporarily moved into the college buildings in Fraserburgh. These apparently stood at the west entrance to the town on the site of 'an old quadrangular tower'. This tower was demolished by at least the late 17th - early 18th century and a three-storey house built on or near the site. This had an inscription set above its door with the date 1718 and the initials PD and P.R with the devise of an anchor above. MacGibbon and Ross considered the building to be of a 17th century type. It may have been built from stones of the tower itself though this is conjecture. Nothing survives of the college apart from the 'Moses Tablet', which is built into an interior wall of Fraserburgh South Parish Church. The exact location is unknown as there has been little excavation in this area.
Period Notes
Charter dated 1592; Act of Parliament dated 1597.
THE SCOTSMAN, 0000, THE SCOTSMAN, 13/09/88 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1819.
Author unknown, 1799, OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, No6(1793) 9-10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1845.
PRATT, J. B., 1858, BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION, 266-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1410.
GROOME, FH, 1884, ORDNANCE GAZETEER OF SCOTLAND, PART III, 251 (Bibliographic reference). SAB603.
HENDERSON, JA, 1907, ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS, 250-1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB723.
CRANNA, J, 1914, FRASERBURGH PAST & PRESENT, 202-14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB215.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, XII(1840-5) 251 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ96NE6;
- NRHE Numlink: 20777;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ96NE0028;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20777 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. XII(1840-5) 251.
- --- SAB1410 Bibliographic reference: PRATT, J. B.. 1858. BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION. 266-9.
- --- SAB1819 Bibliographic reference: THE SCOTSMAN. 0000. THE SCOTSMAN. 13/09/88.
- --- SAB1845 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. 1799. OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT. No6(1793) 9-10.
- --- SAB215 Bibliographic reference: CRANNA, J. 1914. FRASERBURGH PAST & PRESENT. 202-14.
- --- SAB603 Bibliographic reference: GROOME, FH. 1884. ORDNANCE GAZETEER OF SCOTLAND. Y. Y. PART III, 251.
- --- SAB723 Bibliographic reference: HENDERSON, JA. 1907. ABERDEEN EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTS. 250-1.
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Record last edited
Jul 17 2012 4:43PM
