Aberdeenshire HER - NJ50NW0009 - HALLHEAD

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Primary Reference	NJ50NW0009
Name	HALLHEAD
NRHE Card No.	NJ50NW4
NRHE Numlink	17480
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	9218
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Former Laird's house of the Gordons of Esslemont, set high and remote now, built 1668 (or 1688) and formed into a farmhouse in the 19th Century. Accompanied by a farmstead and mill. The house is 2-storey and attic building with centre stair tower, moulded doorway in the south re-entrant angle and corbelled stair turret in the north. The gables are crow-stepped. No shot-holes are visible although some might be hidden behind harling as one is built into the wall of the coach house dated 1703. The attic dormers are 19th century (or possibly earlier) when converted to farmhouse. The steading has acquired a splendid, finely moulded arch with 1703 panel and initials ‘IGMR’ over. Refurbished circa 2002.
Last Update	03/11/2023
Updated By	cpalmer

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National Grid Reference: NJ 5248 0908

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Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
FARMSTEADS			K	100
MILLS			L	100
DAMS	MILL	REMAINS OF	M	100
SLUICES			N	100
LADES	MILL	REMAINS OF	O	100
BUILDINGS		SITE OF	P	100
HOUSES	LAIRD		A	100
TOWERS	STAIR		B	100
DOORWAYS		MOULDED	C	100
TURRETS	STAIR	CORBELLED	D	100
GABLES		CROW-STEPPED	E	100
SHOT-HOLES			F	100
DORMERS	ATTIC		G	100
COACH-HOUSES			H	100
ARCHES		DATED	I	100
COURTYARDS		SITE OF	J	100