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Fetternear House and Bishop's Palace

Ditch (period Unassigned), Moat (medieval), Palace (medieval), Palace (post Medieval), Tower House (16th Century), Wall(s) (period Unassigned)
Fetternear House and Bishop's Palace
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fetternear House and Bishop's Palace as Ditch (period Unassigned), Moat (medieval), Palace (medieval), Palace (post Medieval), Tower House (16th Century), Wall(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Fetternear House and Bishop's Palace were built by the Bishops of Brechin and later held by the Gordon family from the 16th century. The site is historically important as a former episcopal residence and as an example of medieval and post-medieval Scottish architecture.

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Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0