Torwood House, Fettercairn

Symmetrical neo-classical villa. Single storey and basement with fine polished grey sandstone ashlar entrance (S) elevation and red sandstone rubble rear elevations; double bow-ended plan, wide, 3-bay S front with colonnaded bowed entrance portico, narrow on plan (single apartment depth); later gabled rear wing of stugged red sandstone rubble. Roofless, with rear and end walls partially collapsed, interior mostly lost (1992).

A very fine example of revived Greek architecture, built towards the end of the first Greek Revival movement which began in Scotland with the building of the Glasgow Courthouse by William Stark in c 1807-14. Ruined at the time of listing; proposals to restore and extend under discusion (1992). (Historic Scotland)

February 1993: The house is B-listed. April 1993: External inspection reveals the house to be ruinous. SCT understands that there is a proposal to restore and extend the house. January 2001: External inspection reveals no change. December 2007: External inspection reveals what remains of the building is at risk from trees growing in close proximity and of saturation of unprotected masonry.

August 2010: External inspection finds no significant change from the last site visit. The building continues to deteriorate.

14 August 2013: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously - engulfed in vegetation and with much disreupted masonry.