North College Street, Elgin Cathedral "bishop's House" Elgin, Scotland
Listed Building Data
North College Street, Elgin Cathedral "bishop's 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
- 371989 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 30854
- Canmore ID
- 16586
- Category
- A
- Name
- North College Street, Elgin Cathedral "bishop's House"
- Parish
- Elgin
- County
- Moray
- Easting
- 322114
- Northing
- 863095
- Date Listed
- 26 January 1971
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
16th century; rectangular 3-storey block, stair tower to S gable with small wheel stair, corbelled out upper stage N elevation. Later ruinous wing to SW. Rubble; re-roofed later 19th century. Gabletted crowsteps; one skewputt with arms of Patrick Hepburn dated 1557; another with double faced mask. Small windows; some blocked. Various coats of arms.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Guardianship Monument. More correctly it is likely that this was the Precentor's Manse, where the Bishop might have lodged when visiting the Cathedral from Spynie Palace. SW wing appears added by Earl of Dunfermline late 17th century; house renamed Dunfermline House. Unexecuted scheme for restoration by R Rowand Anderson, 1892; plans and drawings with Chief Executive, Moray District and NMRS. Former Item 170 (1981 Revised List). Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Listed Building References
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
MacGibbon and Ross CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, ii, p.58-60. R G Cant and I G Lindsay, OLD ELGIN (1945, 1954 ed), p.12-13. https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/
