East Blairbowie
Farmhouse (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name East Blairbowie
Classification Farmhouse (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 124767
Site Number NJ72SW 96
NGR NJ 7272 2281
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/124767
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Chapel Of Garioch
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ72SW 96 7272 2281
East Blairbowie steading was built sometime between 1838 and 1869; it is not depicted on Walker and Beattie's estate map of 1838 but appears on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire, sheet liv, 1869). The steading has changed little since the 19th century, and remains in use.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 4 December 1997.
A sales brochure of 1932 provides particulars of East Blairbowie Farm (lot 10, p.11) including details of the farmhouse and the steading. The house comprised a kitchen, a dairy, a scullery and five other rooms. The steading comprised a stable for three horses, a byre for eighteen cattle, a cow shed, a barn, a turnip house, a trap house, a fowl house and a wash house with adjoining living room.
In 1932 the farm was let to Mr AD Bruce; at that time the size of the farm was about 67 acres (27.1ha) and its rent was ?76 per annum.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 28 May 1998.
NMRS, MS/992/4.
