Description

Probably George Truefitt, late 19th century. Single storey and attic, 3-bay, square-plan cottage. Coursed, granite with ladder snecking; rough-faced dressings, finely finished to margins. Sloping cills; bipartite windows; overhanging eaves.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: near-symmetrical; single window to centre of ground floor, flanked by blank bay to left; shingled bay to right recessed under pitch, supported on two rustic timber columns with granite column to outer angle, glazed panelled timber door flanked to right by 4-pane window. V-plan, slate hung dormer breaking pitch to attic floor.

NE ELEVATION: asymmetrical; small window to centre, window to flanking bay to right; shingled bay to left with small-pane window.

NW ELEVATION: not seen 1998.

SW ELEVATION: symmetrical; 2 windows to centre.

Predominantly 2-pane timber casement windows. Piended grey slate roof with fishscale banding to SE and lead ridges. Rough-faced, coped granite ridge stack with circular cans. Cast-iron and PVCu rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS: battered granite rubble walls with rubble coping.

Statement of Interest

The Glen Tanar Estate was originally a deer forest which was part of the Aboyne Castle Estate. In 1869 Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, a Manchester banker and MP, bought the estate from the 10th Marquis of Huntly. He employed Thomas Mawson to layout the garden and estate, George Truefitt as architect, and 250 masons to construct the buildings, built of granite quarried locally. Truefitt designed a variety of quirky, originally detailed buildings ranging from the wildly detailed rogue gothic house to tiny cottages of which this is probably one. Graystone is the most unusual of the cottages and farms on the main drive to Glentanar House from the Tower of Ess (see separate listing).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77773653

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)