Swanbister House Orphir, Scotland

Listed Building Data

Swanbister House has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

Historic Scotland ID
354310 (entity ID)
Building ID
19891
Canmore ID
1948
Category
B
Name
Swanbister House
Parish
Orphir
County
Orkney Islands
Easting
335091
Northing
1005286
Date Listed
9 December 1977
Source
Historic Environment Scotland Portal: LB19891 official listing
More Info
Canmore: 1948 map, documents, images, activities, notes, etc.

Listed Building Description

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c.1845 (?). 2-storeys and garret. Harled. Slated roof with piended dormers. Platformed porch. Gabled ends. Wings at rear and E. end.

Listed Building Statement of Special Interest

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Built for Archer Fortescue who bought estate from Thomas Halcro Sands 1844.

Listed Building References

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