| Primary Reference | NO67NW0026 |
| Name | FASQUE WALLED GARDEN |
| NRHE Card No. | NO67NW5 |
| NRHE Numlink |
121220
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| HES Ref No. | 51382 |
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| HES LB No. |
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| Site Form |
Standing Structure
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| Site Condition |
Incomplete
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| Details |
Walled garden and Apple House, probably 1792. Bowed N elevation and towers possibly added mid-19th Century. Unusual survival of rare 2-storey, pyramid roofed apple house with flanking polygonal 3-stage towers built into centre of cross-wall of large subdivided walled garden with crenellated tower at S gate. Sited to S and slightly W of Fasque House in extensive wooded grounds. Apple House is of squared and snecked rubble with some Aberdeen bond and patches of cherry caulking, roughly squared dressings and voussoirs. Band and string coursing. Decoratively-astragalled round and pointed arch windows, and blind quatrefoils to towers. Flat coped, red brick garden walls, stepped and fluted at N. The walled garden consists of a SE wall with square-plan castellated entrance at centre comprising round-arched doorways and blind pointed arch opening to each return. Subdividing wall with pedestrian opening immediately to W of apple house, oval pond with ironwork railings retained to S garden, and remains of glasshouses to inner elevation of flued N wall with evidence of decorative ironwork. The N elevation of the apple house collapsed in 2006 due principally to rotting timbers. These were repaired and replaced where necessary in 2007, with further re-building work planned. In 2010 AOC Archaeology group was commissioned by Architects Scotland Ltd, to undertake a desk based assessment of the estate, including historic landscape assessment and standing buildings appraisal. The historic landscape assessment indicated that much of the 19th century designated landscape at Fasque Estate remains intact, including features previously thought to have been lost. Some of the planting relating to the previous 18th century designed landscape survived.
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| Last Update | 31/01/2012 |
| Updated By | aas |
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NO67NW0026 - FASQUE WALLED GARDEN
