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East And West Blocks And Walled Garden, Rannas

A Category B Listed Building in Rathven, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6693 / 57°40'9"N

Longitude: -2.9039 / 2°54'13"W

OS Eastings: 346179

OS Northings: 864736

OS Grid: NJ461647

Mapcode National: GBR M86G.0H5

Mapcode Global: WH7KK.CHFJ

Plus Code: 9C9VM39W+PF

Entry Name: East And West Blocks And Walled Garden, Rannas

Listing Name: Rannas E and W Blocks, and Walled Garden

Listing Date: 25 April 1989

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349169

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15526

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200349169

Location: Rathven

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Keith and Cullen

Parish: Rathven

Traditional County: Banffshire

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Description

Mid-later 18th century. Pair of formerly mirrored 2-storey,

5-bay blocks wth centre projecting stairwell flanked by

doorways, fronting each other and flanking front court of

mansion long demolished. Pinned rubble, tooled ashlar

dressings.

E BLOCK: converted as dwelling in later 19th century. Ground

floor canted window projects at SW, 2 gabled dormers break

wallhead in outer front bays, 3 at rear. 4-pane glazing.

Later 19th century gabled end stacks, single rear wallhead

stack; later 19th century gabled slate roof with projecting

eaves.

W BLOCK: symmetrical 5-bay E front; entrances flank centre

stair projection; regular 3-window fenestration in W

elevation; all windows margined. Coped end stacks; piended

local slate roof with stone ridge.

INTERIOR: in poor condition; remains of former kitchen in

ground floor and large combed ceiling room in 1st floor.

Cantilevered staircase survives in stairwell.

WALLED GARDEN: L-plan walled garden to E and N of complex

enclosing site of former mansion. Rubble, tooled cope. Large round-headed entrance arch at W.

Statement of Interest

Rannas was the ancestral home of the Hay's of Rannas. Andrew

Hay, the last of the line, died in 1789, after which the

property was bought by the Earl of Seafield. The 'House of

Rannas' was demolished at some time before 1822: some of the

material re-used in Cullen Town Hall, 1822-3. Some slates

re-used on Cullen House c. 1985.

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