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Balbegno Castle Doocot, Fettercairn
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General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Balbegno Castle Doocot
Other Name(s)
Address
Fettercairn
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
3050
Listing Category
A
OS Grid Ref
NO 64020 72990
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
9497
Description
Red rubble. Rectangular (18' 9" x 16' 4"), entry in west gable, rat-course. Stone slated pitched roof with crowsteps. Boxes gone.
Building Dates
17th century
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Poor
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
November 2007, 11/05/2010, 14/8/2013
Development History
November 2007: External inspection reveals the doocot to be a particuarly good example of the type. Still roofed, with its original door and remnants of lime harl. The structure would benefit from repairs to the roof and repair/ reharl to protect the soft red sandstone masonry.
May 2010: External inspection finds the fine building is in fair condition, but suffering from a number of structural problems.
14 August 2013: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously. A hole has appeared near the ridge of the South roof pitch.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01569 762001
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Bogdan and Bryce, N and I B D (1991 ) 'Castles, manors and 'town houses' survey', Discovery Excav Scot, 1991, 32, MacGibbon and Ross, D and T (1887-92 ) The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries, 5v, Edinburgh, Vol.2, 79-82, RCAHMS (1982 c) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of South Kincardine, Kincardine and Deeside District, Grampian Region, The archaeological sites and monuments of Scotland series no 15, Edinburgh, 20, No.227,
Online Resources
Classification
Farming
Original Entry Date
11-DEC-07
Date of Last Edit
26/03/2014
