Archaeology Notes

Event ID 777171

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NJ61NW 11.00 62148 19130

NJ61NW 11.01 62217 19146 Game larder

NJ61NW 11.02 6228 1914 walled garden; sundial

NJ61NW 11.03 6202 1935 Home Farm

NJ61NW 11.04 6244 1993 Woodston Cottage and poorhouse

NJ61NW 11.05 6240 1982 Pond Cottages

NJ61NW 11.06 6253 1984 Pond Croft

NJ61NW 11.07 6199 1953 Putachie Cottage

NJ61NW 11.08 6273 1878 Craigpot suspension footbridge

See also:

NJ61NW 41 NJ 6270 1874 (associated) sawmill and electricity generator

NJ61NW 46 NJ 6238 1761 New Farm (steading)

NJ61NW 54 NJ 6234 1539 Pitoothies (steading)

NJ61NW 58 NJ 6264 1622 Cattie (steading)

NJ61NW 76 NJ 6352 1880 Craigpot (croft)

NJ61NW 77 NJ 6313 1883 Craigpot (cottage)

NJ61NW 78 NJ 6277 1875 Craigpot Cottage

NJ61NW 79 centred NJ 6181 1982 Cothiemiuir Hill rig

NJ61NW 80 NJ 6182 1946 to NJ 6198 1951 Putachie Cottage rig

NJ61NW 81 NJ 6208 1956 to NJ 6236 1967 Putachie Cottage rig

NJ61NW 82 NJ 6229 1955 to NJ 6238 1931 Castle Forbes, Home Farm rig

NJ61NW 125.00 centred NJ 6148 1614 Harthill steading

NJ61NW 125.01 NJ 6155 1610 Harthill Dairy Cottage

NJ61NW 125.02 NJ 6155 1625 Harthill, Balforbes (cottage)

For saddle quern beside the front door of the house, see NJ61NW 133.

Visible on air photographs AAS/93/G28/4-7. Copies held by Grampian Regional Council.

Information from Mrs M Greig, Grampian Regional Council, March 1994.

Mansion, built on site of earlier house named Putachie, the Forbes seat being originally at Druminnor [NJ52NW 14.00]. Baronial mansion of Tudorish design with round arches; 4-storey; circular SW angle-tower; crenellated; simple classical interior with distinctive detail and joinery; square S staircase with coffered cove and dome; elliptical N staircase. Walled garden with sundial, square baluster with undated copper dial.

Architects: Archibald Simpson, then John Smith.

[Air photographic imagery and newspaper reference cited].

NMRS, MS/712/35.