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0374

General Information

  • Registration number
    0374
  • Date constructed
    1675
  • Century constructed
    1601-1700
  • Evidence proof date
    N/A
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    A(HS)
  • Condition
    3

Address

  • Address
    Pitmedden House
  • Village or town
    Ellon
  • County
    Aberdeenshire
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Aberdeenshire
  • Region
    Scotland

Premises

  • Accessible
    Public
  • Location on Premises
    Garden
  • Direction faced
    1N+4S+1E

Structure Information

  • Structure
    B: Bee bole(s)
  • External recesses
    6
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Rectangle
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    14-26x16-24x13-32
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    N/A
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    6-70
  • Wall material
    Granite
  • Base shelf material
    N/A
  • Lintel material
    N/A
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    1991
  • Pictures available
    BCT: Photo(s) (B/W & colour) & transparency(ies)

Notes

  • NT for Scotland; bee boles are in lower garden: 2 below the steps, one in small building wall, 2 in garden wall, one in another nearby wall; in 1967, one contained a skep, now a shaped stone skep base (see photo)

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