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Racquets Court, Fyvie Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.4433 / 57°26'35"N

Longitude: -2.3961 / 2°23'46"W

OS Eastings: 376320

OS Northings: 839291

OS Grid: NJ763392

Mapcode National: GBR N9F1.R09

Mapcode Global: WH8N3.557Q

Plus Code: 9C9VCJV3+8G

Entry Name: Racquets Court, Fyvie Castle

Listing Name: Fyvie Castle, Racquets Court

Listing Date: 31 August 1993

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 346557

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13411

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200346557

Location: Fyvie

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Turriff and District

Parish: Fyvie

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

1903, built for Alexander Forbes Leith. Covered, detached squash court building, in vigorous crenellated and bartizaned neo-Baronial style. Harled with red sandstone dressings and finely carved inset healdic panels in Italian marble and sandstone. On S gable a carved Italian marble fountain basin inset in blind gothic window (white marble cusped tracery). Grazed pitched roof and clerestory windows. Lean-to along W wall containing bowling alley with concrete floor and timber ditches.

Statement of Interest

The Raquets Court a detached structure on the west is listed separately.

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