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Farmstead, now disused. The main court was built in 1777, with one court on the west and two courts on the east in circa 1820 and the later 19th century. The early 19th century work includes a coach-house, stables, a threshing mill house and grain loft. It is shown on the 1st edition OS map as a U-plan section to the west, open to the west, a central enclosed court containing a horse mill and a small court to the east. On the 2nd edition OS map the horse mill has been removed, a U-plan section added to the east and minor additions and alterations to the existing buildings. Current OS maps show further alterations. There is a dovecot pend tower on the east side of the main court with a semi-circular arch, a moulded and keystoned window at the first floor and a pyramid roof. At the north side is a segmental arch with a panel and pediment above and at the west of the courtyard is a clock gable and bellcote. The original parts of the buildings are harled. An archaeological recording was carried out by MAS in August and September 2023 to record the areas where stonework required to be broken out or repaired during work to stabilise and repair part of the farmstead prior to re-purposing it. The area of the renovations comprised the west end of the south range of the main courtyard and comprised a range of 8 buildings and a toilet that had been under a lean-to roof. Building 1 had no internal features. Building 2 had indications of being built in two stages and had two internal features. The first being a reused piece of carved sandstone, possibly associated with the original formal entrance to Fyvie Castle (NJ73NE0073) built into the back wall. The front face is circular with a central circular hollow. The stone curved back from this and appeared to form a round shaft, extending back into the wall. It is thought to possibly be a decorative feature such as a cannon, or the pedestal for a feature such as a sundial. The second feature was an incised mark of a sketch of a cottage, that is not a typical masons mark, on the inner face of the doorway. Buildings 3 to 8 were identical and had been used for tied livestock, as the buildings had tethering rings, central drains, scars of hay racks, and water troughs attachments on the walls. They had probably been used for horses due to the height of the tethering rings. The main stables, which would have been used for carriage and saddle horses were in the building to the west and opened into the west court. There appear to have been alterations to this steading at the end of the 19th century.
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