130 Blenheim Place, Aberdeen

Circa 1752; later additions and alterations. 2-storey and attic, 5-bay former Fountainhall House, adjoining 19th century terrace to N (not included in listing). Tooled coursed granite rubble to ground floor, harled to 1st floor, finely finished dressings. Dividing string course; chamfered reveals.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: near-symmetrical; granite ashlar porch, added circa 1830, with bowed end to centre of ground floor, 4 windows, boarded timber door to left return, rounded slate roof with lead ridge; single window flanking porch to left, 2 windows flanking porch to right; window to each of 5 bays at 1st floor; 2 2-pane skylights to attic floor.

E ELEVATION: asymmetrical; 3-bay; modern porch additions to ground floor; window to centre of 1st floor; wallhead extended up to centre at attic floor, 2 bipartite windows inset. Tall harled wall extended to outer right.

N ELEVATION: obscured by adjoining terrace.

W ELEVATION: asymmetrical; 2-bay; bay to right blank; canted timber window to ground floor of bay to left, window to 1st floor; wallhead extended up to attic floor, bipartite window inset.

Predominantly 2-pane and 4-pane timber sash and case windows; 2-pane timber window to 1st floor of S elevation with top hoppers. Harled, coped wallhead stacks with circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 2000.

GATES, GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: square-plan gatepiers to SW, with lead plaques reading "130" and "Fountainhall House", pyramidal caps surmounted by iron urns; pink granite coped grey granite wall adjoining to left. Decorative iron gate adjoining house to SE, flanked by 3 square-plan granite gatepiers with decorative pyramidal caps surmounted by iron urn, dragon and bird; gate leads to garden to E enclosed by rubble walls, tall rubble wall to E with gableted garden seat inset.