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Latitude: 57.2437 / 57°14'37"N
Longitude: -2.46 / 2°27'36"W
OS Eastings: 372336
OS Northings: 817097
OS Grid: NJ723170
Mapcode National: GBR X5.579B
Mapcode Global: WH8P1.56T6
Plus Code: 9C9V6GVQ+FX
Entry Name: Fetternear House and Bishop's Palace
Listing Name: Ruins of Old House of Fetternear
Listing Date: 16 April 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 333809
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB2835
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Fetternear House
ID on this website: 200333809
Location: Chapel Of Garioch
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: West Garioch
Parish: Chapel Of Garioch
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
Tagged with: Castle Architectural structure
Roofless, burnt 1919. Oldest part 3-storey tower house 20' x
36' with circular S.W. angle tower, containing stair, ground
floor vaulted, vault partly removed later, built late 16th
century for John Leslie 8th Baron Balquhain. Made part of
large near-symmetrical mansion 1691-3 for Count Patrick
Leslie, 3-storey, 6-window with circular angle towers (that
on E belonging to original house) with 1-window W. wing to
balance the original tower house. Small ground floor
openings, large openings grooved for glass 1st and 2nd, fine
1693 armorial panel over centre door and IHS-MRA/POL/MOI/1691
above. Reconstructed early 19th century, towers raised,
corbelled and crenellated parapets added to towers and main
block, centre N. wing gutted and now staircase inserted,
James Massie architect; 2-storey wing with bow on E. added N.
of staircase, dated 1818; W. wing and cross wing 2-storey
added c. 1850.
Of the palace built by Bishop Ramsay in 1226 and extended by
Bishop Kynimund in 1330 there are virtually no remains. The
estate was in possession of the bishops until 1550 when a
lease (converted 16 years later to a gift) was granted to
John Leslie 8th Baron Balquhain. The sundial now stands in
the garden of the new house formed laundry), copper dial by
James Villers 1798 on granite baluster.
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