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Marble Workshop, Shorehead, Portsoy

A Category B Listed Building in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.685 / 57°41'6"N

Longitude: -2.6918 / 2°41'30"W

OS Eastings: 358850

OS Northings: 866340

OS Grid: NJ588663

Mapcode National: GBR M8QD.TWN

Mapcode Global: WH7KN.M3FF

Plus Code: 9C9VM8P5+27

Entry Name: Marble Workshop, Shorehead, Portsoy

Listing Name: Shorehead, Portsoy Marble Workshop (Former James Watt's Warehouse)

Listing Date: 22 February 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 386207

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40294

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Portsoy, Shorehead, Marble Workshop

ID on this website: 200386207

Location: Portsoy

County: Aberdeenshire

Town: Portsoy

Electoral Ward: Banff and District

Traditional County: Banffshire

Tagged with: Warehouse Workshop

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Description

Mid 18th century. 3-storey, wide irregular 4-bay former warehouse, 2nd floor partly in attic. Harled, sandstone ashlar margins with worn chamfers. Forestair in centre of long E elevation serves lst floor.

3 ground floor windows in E elevation of which retains shutter as originally intended.

Small, unusual angle window at NE. Small 2nd floor lights close to wallhead.

Variety of glazing patterns. Deep copes to end stacks; tall wallhead stack to centre of W elevation. Slate roof. Cast-iron rooflights.

Statement of Interest

In an A Group with 10 Shorehead and Warehouse to the E, Corf Warehouse

(Portsoy Marble), the Old Co-operative Grain Store and the Old Harbour.

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