Aberdeenshire HER - NO87SW0132 - TOWN HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, INVERBERVIE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO87SW0132
Name	TOWN HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, INVERBERVIE
NMRS Card No.	NO87SW18
NMRS Numlink	36845
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Former town house, now in use as a library, probably built in circa 1840. It is a two-storey, classic, rubble and slate building with a 5-bay main front with a pedimented centre bay that was formerly capped by an 18th century belfry, since removed. At the wall head of the east wall is an inset stone dated 1569, possibly from the earlier tolbooth. The fabric may incorporate work of 1720, a date that was formerly inscribed above the doorway. There is a former jail on the west of which two jail vaults remain.
Last Update	16/12/2022

National Grid Reference: NO 8298 7263

Easting: 365500, Northing: 838100

Compiler	NCA
Date of Compilation	01/02/2017

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
TOWNHOUSES			B	100
HALLS	TOWN		A	100

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National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category B

Regional Status

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Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Bervie
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	1:1 - 1:500
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	25
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	NE
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Public Use
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Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
16th Century	B	100
18th Century	C	100
19th Century	D	100		1905

Period Notes

Period Notes

Listed 18/08/1972. Dated 1569 and with 18th century features, but the current building was probably built in circa 1840.

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