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Orphanage And Clock Tower, Aberlour

A Category C Listed Building in Speyside Glenlivet, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.4721 / 57°28'19"N

Longitude: -3.2171 / 3°13'1"W

OS Eastings: 327101

OS Northings: 843076

OS Grid: NJ271430

Mapcode National: GBR L8FZ.70J

Mapcode Global: WH6K7.KG86

Plus Code: 9C9RFQCM+R5

Entry Name: Orphanage And Clock Tower, Aberlour

Listing Name: Aberlour Orphange, Clock Tower

Listing Date: 9 November 1987

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 356067

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB20865

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200356067

Location: Aberlour

County: Moray

Town: Aberlour

Electoral Ward: Speyside Glenlivet

Traditional County: Banffshire

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Description

Alexander Ross, 1889. 3-stage clock tower (square on plan);
mixed granite rubble, tooled ashlar dressings. Round-headed
archway through base at NE and SW; blind arch in other
2 faces. Paired blind Romanesque arcades in each 3rd stage face;
clock faces; shallow pyramidal slate roof.
Armorial shield under bishop's mitre set in SW face.

Statement of Interest

Aberlour Orphanage 1875 founded by Canon Jupp of St Margarets

Episcopal Church, Aberlour. Clock Tower only survives

on site of former extensive range.

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