Pittensair

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Pittensair , also called Pittensier , is a villa near the Scottish town of Lhanbryde in the Council Area Moray . In 1974 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1988.

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The villa was built in 1735. It served the master stonemason James Ogilvie , who was most likely also responsible for the planning and execution of the building, as a residence. A farm that was added later dates from the 19th century. In 2008, the vacant building was added to the register of endangered listed buildings in Scotland. In 2015, his condition was classified as poor and at the same time moderately endangered. The outbuildings are described as ruins.

Pittensair is isolated about 600 meters southeast of Lhanbryde off the A96 and the route of the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway . The north-facing main facade of the two-story building is three axes wide. Its masonry is made of quarry stone plastered with Harl , with natural stone surrounds set off. Eight or twelve-part lattice windows are installed along the main facade . An oculus on the west pediment is surrounded by the inscriptions James Ogilvie and Marjory Steuart .

Pittensair's ornamentation takes up various motifs that Ogilvie had previously developed for church buildings, mansions or his work at what is now the Gordonstoun private school , on a much smaller scale. The final gable roof is covered with slate from Banffshire . The flatter extensions on the left and back are of later date. Today they close with corrugated iron roofs, but they must have been thatched in the past .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Entry on Pittensair  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  3. ↑ a b entry on buildingsatrisk.org.uk

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Coordinates: 57 ° 37 ′ 49.5 "  N , 3 ° 12 ′ 12.6"  W.