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Powis "Minarets", Old Aberdeen
2494 These curious towers stand at the gate that once led to Powis Lodge, almost opposite King's College, Old Aberdeen. They were constructed by John Leslie of Powis, who succeeded his father, Hugh Leslie of Powis, the builder of Powis House (1802).
John Leslie succeeded his father in 1812, and the singular gateway, with the "minarets" dates from about 1830. The towers were finished in 1834. See article "Powis and its Hermitage" by Mr. J. G. Burnett of Powis, in The Book of Powis, 1906. The crescent on the top of of one of the towers is the crest of the Frasers, the predecessors of the Leslies in the property of Powis. |