Ley, Poorhouse
Poor House (19th Century)
Site Name Ley, Poorhouse
Classification Poor House (19th Century)
Canmore ID 104220
Site Number NJ51SW 44
NGR NJ 5383 1220
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/104220
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Leochel-cushnie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Field Visit (28 September 1994)
NJ51SW 44 5383 1220
The remains of a building, shown as roofed on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire 1869, sheet lxii, labelled as a Poorhouse), are situated at the edge of a coniferous plantation. The building measures 10.7m from E to W by 5.4m transversely over mortared-rubble walls 0.7m in thickness and up to 2m in height. The N wall has been removed and a trailer parked in the shell of the building.
(CRAIG94 43)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 28 September 1994
