Aberdeen, 27 Rubislaw Den North, Rubislaw Den Nursing Home Including Gatepiers And Walls
Gate Pier (Period Unassigned), Wall(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Aberdeen, 27 Rubislaw Den North, Rubislaw Den Nursing Home Including Gatepiers And Walls
Classification Gate Pier (Period Unassigned), Wall(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Gordon House; Rubislaw House; Rubislawden House; Terrace Walls And Boundary Walls
Canmore ID 147182
Site Number NJ90NW 586
NGR NJ 91451 05870
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/147182
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NW 586.00 NJ 91451 05870
NJ90NW 586.01 NJ 91434 05851 Folly
House, built 1881 for William Keith, a granite merchant, to replace a modest 18th century predecessor and originally called Rubislaw House. Two-storey and attic with both Baronial and Victorian Gothic details. Large balustraded raised terrace with circular crenellated viewing point overlooking Rubislaw Den. Motto of Marischal College above elaborately-panelled door. Interior: central two-storey hall, arcaded and galleried at first floor level; imperial marble stair with elaborate cast-iron balustrade. Variety od period decoration in main rooms.
(Newspaper reference ccited).
NMRS, MS/712/83.
