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Mains Of Pittendrum House, Pittendrum

A Category A Listed Building in Troup, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6929 / 57°41'34"N

Longitude: -2.0613 / 2°3'40"W

OS Eastings: 396445

OS Northings: 867007

OS Grid: NJ964670

Mapcode National: GBR P88D.8C5

Mapcode Global: WH9N1.9WPY

Plus Code: 9C9VMWVQ+5F

Entry Name: Mains Of Pittendrum House, Pittendrum

Listing Name: Pittendrum, Mains of Pittendrum House

Listing Date: 16 April 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349615

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15914

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Pittendrum, Mains Of Pittendrum House

ID on this website: 200349615

Location: Pitsligo

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Troup

Parish: Pitsligo

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

Tagged with: Farmhouse

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Description

Dated 1734. Later 19th century enlargement of windows and
internal re-modelling. Tall plain narrow 2-storey and attic,
3-bay house with single storey and attic wings, projecting at
main W front to form U-plan court and set back from rear E
elevation. Harl pointed rubble house, harled wings, tooled
and polished ashlar dressings and margins.
Centre entrance with lugged and moulded doorpiece below
segmental-headed pediment with coat of arms and date in
tympanum flanked by carved thistle (L) and rose (R); later
19th century double-leaf panelled door. Regular fenestration
(all windows in centre block of house enlarged) 3 windows
break wallhead under swept dormers; similar fenestration in
rear (E) elevation with blocked centre door; single blocked
ground and 1st floor windows in N and S gables.
Both wings have 2-bay N and S elevations, at N with 2 small
attic windows below wallhead and later 19th century swept
dormer at E; S wing attic lit only by gable window in W
front.
4-pane glazing throughout. Flat skews; shaped skewputts; tall
coped end stacks (18th century copes); slate roofs, steeply
pitched at wings.
INTERIOR: remodelled in later 19th century. Plain steep
staircase with wooden balustrade and handrail; later 19th
century panelled doors and window shutters; no chimneypieces
of merit.

Statement of Interest

Built by Cumine family; sold (with Pittulie) to Sir William

Forbes in 1787.

Various outbuildings and steading not included in listing.

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