MHG750 - Sandside House
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
See also:
NC96NE0009 Symbol Stone
NC96NE0010 Symbol Stone
NC96NE0040 Symbol Stone?
NC96NE0079 Kiln Barn, Byres, Cottage, Dairy and Implement Shed
NC96NE0080 Walled Gardens
NC96SE0111 Gate Lodge
NC96NE0093 Dovecot
NC96NE0094 Privy
JHooper, 13/11/2001
The present owner of the building (Captain S Taylor, Sandside House) believes that part of the S end of the house pre-dates 1751, although a specific date is not known. The exterior of this early phase is masked by the later reconstructions and alterations.
Visited by OS (J B) 8 September 1981.
Sandside House (NAT) OS 6"map, (1967)
An unpretentious mansion, considerably restored with many modern additions, but possibly partly 18th century.
Visited by OS (J L D) 18 April 1960.
The first Lord Reay, created in 1628, built a house at Sandside, but present building bears date 1751, and has considerable additions made to it since then. It is a large plain square-looking family mansion of no architectural beauty, the property of the Duke of Portland. The rectangular ice-house (at NC 9573 6551) is of 18th - 19th century date. R Pocock 1887; C Cordiner 1780; P Townend 1963; Name Book 1873.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG2061 Text/Publication/Volume: Cordiner, C. 1780. Antiquities and scenery of the north of Scotland, in a series of letters to Thomas Pennant, Esq.. 91.
- --- SHG2624 Text/Publication/Volume: Kemp, D W (ed.). 1887. Tours in Scotland 1747, 1750, 1760. Tour of 1760, 24.
- --- SHG2762 Text/Publication/Leaflet: Sandside Estate. 1990. Sandside Estate, Reay, Thurso: {sale particulars}.
- --- SHG2890 Text/Publication/Volume: Townend, P (ed.). 1963. Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage baronetage and knightage. 103rd. 2038-40.
- --- SHG3397 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 8, 7.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9521 6515 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96NE |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- Parent of: Dovecot, Sandside House (Building) (MHG30296)
- Parent of: Findspot of symbol stone, Sandside House (Find Spot) (MHG30295)
- Parent of: Fragment of Carved Symbol Stone, Sandside House (Monument) (MHG2519)
- Parent of: Latrine, Sandside House (Monument) (MHG30297)
- Parent of: Sandside House, Gate Lodge and Gate Piers (Monument) (MHG15126)
- Parent of: Sandside House, Kiln Barn and Single Storey Range of Former Byres, Cottage and Dairy and Implement Shed (Monument) (MHG15121)
- Parent of: Symbol Stone, Sandside House (Monument) (MHG752)
- Parent of: Walled Gardens, Sandside House (Parks and Gardens) (MHG15116)
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB14984 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7250 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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