Aberdeenshire HER - NO76SW0066 - FOREBANK HOUSE

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNO76SW0066
NameFOREBANK HOUSE
NMRS Card No.NO76SW20
NMRS Numlink36353
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details House dating from the mid 18th century (dated 1757) It is 2-storey 5-window with basement and attics, of white-washed rubble with painted margins. Architraved doorpiece with cornice and fanlight. The gables have first floor oval window lighting a central spinal corridor and twin oeil-de-boeuf attic windows. There is irregular fenestration to the back and two central stair windows. Simple rubble-built, single storey and loft steading buildings with straight skews, moulded skew-ends at older sections, slated. Front garden wall has ball-capped gatepiers.
Last Update22/03/2024

National Grid Reference: NO 7011 6475


Easting: 326340, Northing: 808810

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Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MANSIONS  A100
DOORPIECES ARCHITRAVEDB100
FANLIGHTS  C100
WINDOWSOVAL D100
CORRIDORSSPIRAL E100
SKEWPUTTS  F100
GARDENS  G100
GATEPIERS BALL-CAPPEDH100

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National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category A

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details


Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
02265BUILDINGS OF ARCHITECTURAL & HISTORICAL INTEREST     ST CYRUS 8  
00416HIST ARCH OF SCOTJG DUNBAR1966   85, PL 49  

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name St. Cyrus
Positional Accuracy Centred at
Buffer Zone 15-20m
Buffer Type Bespoke
Capture Scale Unknown
Spatial Feature Type Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude60
Geology 
Topography Gentle slope
Aspect 1SW
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Residential
Vegetation
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Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) A100    
18th Century B100    

Period Notes

Period Notes Dated 1757.

Architect Details

Architect Details David Wishart Galloway -Additions (1903).

Maritime Archaeology

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