House Of Schivas, Burial-enclosure
Burial Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name House Of Schivas, Burial-enclosure
Classification Burial Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Schivas House; House Of Schivas Policies; Howff Of Schivas
Canmore ID 131246
Site Number NJ83NE 30.01
NGR NJ 89710 36670
NGR Description Centred on NJ 89710 36670
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/131246
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Tarves
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Howff of Schivas, 1783-90, possibly including older work: ship-like burial enclosure initialled HF (Hugh Forbes) and CG (Christian Garden) with coped walls, obelisks at the angles and a segmentally arched entry.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NJ83NE 30.01 89710 36670
Howff of Schivas, 1789-90, possibly including older work; ship-like burial enclosure initialled HF (Hugh Forbes) and CG (Christian Garden) with coped walls, obelisks at the angles and a segmentally arched entry.
I Shepherd 1994.