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Latitude: 57.4203 / 57°25'13"N
Longitude: -2.173 / 2°10'22"W
OS Eastings: 389710
OS Northings: 836670
OS Grid: NJ897366
Mapcode National: GBR N9Z3.K7B
Mapcode Global: WH9PB.LRGD
Plus Code: 9C9VCRCG+4R
Entry Name: Burial-Enclosure, House Of Schivas
Listing Name: Howff of Schivas
Listing Date: 16 April 1984
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 349686
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15984
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: House Of Schivas, Burial-enclosure
ID on this website: 200349686
Location: Tarves
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Turriff and District
Parish: Tarves
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Initialled H.F. (Hugh Forbes) C.G. (Christian Garden) i.e. c.
1783-90, but walls may be older. Rubble-built parallelogram,
walls coped, segmentally arched entry on E. side with
urn, angle obelisks.
square instead of diagonally and the dimensions of the
table, podium and platform step all reduced. The balusters
are said to have come from the Earl Marischal's house
but were not originally part of the sundial. There are a
few other sundials of lesser note at Schivas, all imported.
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