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Old Laundry, Kemnay House

A Category B Listed Building in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.229 / 57°13'44"N

Longitude: -2.4431 / 2°26'35"W

OS Eastings: 373348

OS Northings: 815449

OS Grid: NJ733154

Mapcode National: GBR X5.6C4S

Mapcode Global: WH8P1.FKWJ

Plus Code: 9C9V6HH4+HQ

Entry Name: Old Laundry, Kemnay House

Listing Name: Kemnay House Policies, Old Laundry

Listing Date: 11 September 1984

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 341471

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9213

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kemnay House, Old Laundry

ID on this website: 200341471

Location: Kemnay

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: West Garioch

Parish: Kemnay

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

Tagged with: Kennel

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Description

Later to late 18th century, converted to dwelling 1976 and extended 1983. 2-storey, 5-bay, rectangular-plan former washing and brewhouse. Coursed, squared granite with cherry caulking; harled to rear and to extension.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical with original small openings. Ground floor with window to centre, boarded timber doors in flanking bays and further windows to outer bays; regular fenestration to 1st floor. Slightly set-back single storey extension to outer right.

SW ELEVATION: gabled elevation with large window to 1st floor.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: 2 widely-spaced bays to left of centre

with windows to each floor, and further window to right at 1st floor. (All openings small). 3 small modern rooflights. Extension set-back at outer left.

NE ELEVATION: single storey extension projecting from gabled elevation.

9-pane glazing pattern in timber casement windows to N and S; 12- pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case window to W. Grey slates. Coped ashlar gablehead stacks. Ashlar-coped skews with block skewputts.

Statement of Interest

Formerly listed as 'Block of Offices 70yds N of House'. The washing and brewhouse does not appear on George Burnett's 1759 'Plan of Kemnay Farm, Gardens and New Ground' but is shown on the 1790 'Plan of the Farmlands and Policies of Kemnay'. Situated to the NE of Kemnay House, the unspoilt former washing and brewhouse is an important contribution to the small group of early structures supporting Kemnay House. A turf roofed, drystone rubble, vaulted ice house was formerly situated at the NE elevation of the Old Laundry.

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