Aberdeenshire HER - NJ74NW0034 - MUIRESK HOUSE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ74NW0034
Name	MUIRESK HOUSE
NMRS Card No.	NJ74NW44
NMRS Numlink	76772
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Manor house and site of possible castle/mansion. The present house was built by the Brodies in the 18th century though a building existed prior to 1604. A 17th century armorial panel is set in the southeast wing. The west wing was built around 1700. The centre has a two column Roman-Doric open portico with wooden entablature of circa 1840. The northeast and southeast wings form a U-plan of mid-18th century date, re-modelled in 1830-40. A designed landscape surrounds the house with a walled garden to the north-east (NJ 7080 4970), the Home Farm to the south-east (NJ74NW0112), a West Lodge (NJ74NW0097) and East Lodge (NJ74NW0098). A photographic survey was carried out in 2022 prior to proposed alterations.
Last Update	14/07/2022

National Grid Reference: NJ 7063 4958

Easting: 347060, Northing: 824830

Compiler
Date of Compilation	16/09/1989

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Building Recording

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
LANDSCAPES		DESIGNED	G	100
GARDENS	WALLED		H	100
CASTLES		SITE OF	A	100
MANSIONS			B	100
PANELS	ARMORIAL		C	100
COLUMNS		DORIC	D	100
PORTICOS			E	100
ENTABLATURES	WOODEN		F	100

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National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category B

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
GRA	JK 26-37	Ground	Black & White	16/09/1989
AAS	AAS/GR/89/CT68-72	Ground	Colour Transparency	01/01/1989
DEV	APP/2018/0893	Ground	Digital	18/01/2022
GRA	JL 2	Ground	Black & White	16/09/1989

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01557	New Statistical Account					EDINBURGH	VOL 12, 995

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Turriff
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	35
Geology
Topography	Terrace
Aspect 1	NW
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Residential
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter
Length
Width
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	B	100
19th Century	C	100

Period Notes

Charter dated 1604; Dirom became owner in 1767; re-modelled in 1830-40; built by Brodies in 18th Century though a building existed prior to 1604; a 17th Century armorial panel is set in SE wing; W wing circa 1700; Roman-Doric open portico circa 1840. NE and SE wings form a U-plan of mid 18th Century date. Home Farm 1800; East Lodge 1830.

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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