Archaeology Notes

Event ID 712082

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT18NE 7.00 19150 85376

NT18NE 7.01 19167 85371 Sundial

NT18NE 7.02 19208 85160 Obelisk

NT18NE 7.03 19093 85345 Gateway

(NT 1915 8538) Aberdour House (NAT)

OS 6" map (1921)

Aberdour House, originally known as Cuttlehill House, is a 17th century building, reconditioned and enlarged in 1715. It is oblong on plan with a short wing projecting eastward at each end. Its overall measurements are 67' by 41 1/2', excluding the kitchen premises, which are grouped round a small court to the N. On the lawn to the E of the house is a late 16th century pedestal sundial.

RCAHMS 1933

Aberdour House is as described. It is the property of the Moray Estates Ltd, occupied by a tenant and in good condition.

Visited by OS (AC) 11 March 1959

Aberdour House is now undergoing renovation and has been harled.

The sundial is as described.

Surveyed at 1:2500.

Visited by OS (DWR) 6 March 1974