Description

1811, rear addition, circa 1840. 2-storey and attic over
raised basement, 3 bays. Tooled granite frontage, harl
pointed granite rubble flanks, tooled granite dressings with
some painted margins. Centre door reached by splayed flight
of steps oversailing raised basement, with simple cast-iron
handrail. Panelled door, radial fanlight, re-used later
bracketted canopy. Regular front fenestration with unusual
off-set raised ground floor windows; 3 later dormers with
swept roofs.
2-storey, 3-bay rear wing. 12 pane glazing; wide coped end
stacks; slate roof.
INTERIOR: drawing and dining rooms open off raised ground
floor stair/entrance hall. Drawing-room with beaded panelled
doors and window shutters, panelled dado, inserted chimney
piece with added overmantel.
DINING-ROOM: beaded panelled doors and window shutters; later
overdoors.
GATEPIERS: sited immediately in front of house, pair re-used
later 18th century rusticated ashlar gate piers with corniced
stepped caps and ball finials.
STEADING- court group of 3 single storey or single storey and
loft rectangular buildings comprising stables, gighouse and
steading. All harl pointed rubble, tooled rubble dressings;
some later openings. Graded local slate roofs; stone ridges;
re-used ball finials.
GARDEN WALLS: high coped rubble walls link house with
steading court, enclosing garden.

Statement of Interest

Various salvaged architectural features re-used by present

owner between circa 1965 and 1985; these include radical

fanlight avbove front door and in upstair landing from

Rothiemay House, bracketted wooden canopy over front door,

pair gate piers in garden from Forres, 4 Greek Doric monolith

columns from Glassaugh, Banffshire, in garden loggia and fine

marble chimney piece in former stables (now antique shop).

Various buildings group around steading court now converted

for use as craft centre/antique shop.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17829576

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)