Banffshire-Cullen-1762 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21764

Map Date:

1762

Repository reference:

NLS A.122.a

Historic county:

Banffshire

Town name:

Cullen

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

NJ508664

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NJ 5565

Map title:

'Plan of Cullen, 1762, by Peter May, Surveyor.'

Comments on map:

Transcript, f.p.1 in William Cramond, Reminiscences of the old town of Cullen, Aberdeen: John Adam, Cullen: Geo. Sievwright, 1882.

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

Peter May [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

31.8 x 18.2

Number of parts:

1

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

shown

Mills:

watermills

Water transport infrastructure:

boat houses: [Boating House].

Sanitary and utility information:

misc: Washing Green, Well.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Known copies of map:

NLS A.122.a.

Industry:

misc: Corn Yard, Peat Yard.

Gardens:

shown: [The various parts of the gardens of Cullen House described, e.g. Kitchen Garden, Melon Ground].

Relief:

prominent hills

Crosses:

cross: [In main street].

Miscellaneous buildings and structures:

Boil House.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1865

1:2500

1:10,560