Description

Allegedly 1718, with considerable alterations and additions,
mainly of 19th century date. 2-storey, irregular 5-bay
house with projecting single storey wings forming U-plan
court linked by low coped walls; additional rear wings.
Harled with ashlar margins and dressings. Off-centre
entrance with panelled door; centre stair window; left bay
projects as full-height late 19th century gabled bay with
bipartite in ground and 1st floor. Single storey and
2-storey rear additions. Mainly 4-pane glazing. Coped and
panelled end stacks with tall late 19th century crenellated
barley-sugar twist paired chimney cans; Banffshire and other
slate roofs.
INTERIOR: much altered throughout life of house including
re-siting of staircase in late 19th century. Ground floor
kitchen at E of house retains original ceiling height.
STEADING: early-mid 19th century, single storey U-plan
steading. Rubble, tooled rubble dressings. Detached portion
at E side converted to garage use; remainder in poor
condition and disused.
GARDEN WALLS: irregular shaped garden enclosed by high
coped rubble walls (in part shared with burial ground and old
Fordyce Church); 3 square-headed bee boles recessed low in
S facing portion of wall.

Statement of Interest

Though now much altered the original 2-storey centre block

of this manse resembles Birkenbog, also thought to be early

18th century. The Abercrombie family of Birkenbog were

parish Heritors.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17779996

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)