Fetternear House and Bishop's Palace is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Tower house, mansion. 2 related planning applications.
Fetternear House and Bishop's Palace
- WRENN ID
- south-jamb-plover
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 April 1971
- Type
- Tower house, mansion
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Roofless, burnt 1919. Oldest part 3-storey tower house 20' x
36' with circular S.W. angle tower, containing stair, ground
floor vaulted, vault partly removed later, built late 16th
century for John Leslie 8th Baron Balquhain. Made part of
large near-symmetrical mansion 1691-3 for Count Patrick
Leslie, 3-storey, 6-window with circular angle towers (that
on E belonging to original house) with 1-window W. wing to
balance the original tower house. Small ground floor
openings, large openings grooved for glass 1st and 2nd, fine
1693 armorial panel over centre door and IHS-MRA/POL/MOI/1691
above. Reconstructed early 19th century, towers raised,
corbelled and crenellated parapets added to towers and main
block, centre N. wing gutted and now staircase inserted,
James Massie architect; 2-storey wing with bow on E. added N.
of staircase, dated 1818; W. wing and cross wing 2-storey
added c. 1850.
Detailed Attributes
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