Aberdeenshire HER - NO79NW0016 - BANCHORY-TERNAN WATCH HOUSE

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Primary ReferenceNO79NW0016
NameBANCHORY-TERNAN WATCH HOUSE
NRHE Card No.NO79NW68
NRHE Numlink 229554
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 21859
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Watch-house, standing in the graveyard of the Banchory-Ternan Parish church (NO79NW0031). It is a circular, two-storey building of rubble and slate with a conical roof incorporating a bell tower. The date 1829 is cut on the stone above the bell. There is a round hole just beneath the small window through which, it is said, the custom was to fire a gun occasionally to frightened off would-be body snatchers.
Last Update09/02/2024
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
WATCH-HOUSESCIRCULAR A100
ROOFS CONICALB100
TURRETSBELL C100