Yarrowhillock
Croft (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Yarrowhillock
Classification Croft (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 124245
Site Number NJ71NW 95
NGR NJ 7216 1793
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/124245
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Chapel Of Garioch
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ71NW 95.00 7216 1793
NJ71NW 95.01 7222 1808 Yarrowhillock Cottage
Yarrowhillock steading, which is still occupied, was first depicted on Walker and Beattie's estate plan of 1838. At that time two buildings belonging to George Wood stood on the W edge of the croft of Holyland (NJ71NW 96), then let to James Davidson The two buildings are also shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire, sheet liv, 1869) and were still roofed at the survey of the 2nd edition (sheet liv.SW, 1901). They may have been subsumed into the present buildings.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 2 December 1997.
NMRS, D15001-15004/CN.
A sales brochure of 1932 provides particulars of Yarrowhillock croft (lot 58, p. 28) including details of the farmhouse and the steading. The cottage comprised a kitchen, a pantry and three other rooms; outside there were a wood store, a fowl house, a workshop, an implement shed, a cart shed, an engine house and a shed for straw.
In 1932 the croft was let to Mr Alexander Donald; at that time the size of the croft was about 23 acres (9.3ha) and its rent was ?40 per annum.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 28 May 1998.
NMRS, MS/992/4.
