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Designed landscape around Old Montrose mansion house (NO65NE0119). Other features include a walled garden (NO 6725 5714), Grieve's cottage (NO 6718 5718), gardener's cottage (NO 6718 5700) and gatepiers (NO 6738 5714). Old Montrose estate was the seat of the Earls and Dukes of Montrose from the 15th Century. The Grieve's House is thought to incorporate some of the fabric from the original tower house. The walled garden and gardener's cottage were built in the 18th century. A standing building survey of the stables, former gas works, Grieve's House and two potting sheds was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in February 2016. The stables, originally on an L-plan, was remodelled in the later 19th century is now a rectangular structure, built of mixed materials including granite and sandstone. Reused elements include roll moulding above one of the windows, a joggle jointed lintel possibly from a fireplace in a 17th century tower thought to have been on this site. The former gas works building is rectangular, now divided into three rooms, and was probably the retort house built to hold the retorts to heat the coal to produce gas. The Grieve's House is built of sandstone blocks with sandstone surrounds to the openings, the main door being on the north wall. The potting shed in the centre of the west formal garden is still in use, constructed of hand made bricks with a grey slate roof. The greenhouse which had been attached to the south side of the shed has been removed. The former potting shed in the semi-circular east garden is also constructed of hand made bricks. There was also had an attached greenhouse which has been removed.
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NO65NE0069 - OLD MONTROSE