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Hearse House, Dunscore

A Category B Listed Building in Dunscore, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1402 / 55°8'24"N

Longitude: -3.7769 / 3°46'36"W

OS Eastings: 286830

OS Northings: 584318

OS Grid: NX868843

Mapcode National: GBR 2920.E1

Mapcode Global: WH5W7.Y2M7

Plus Code: 9C7R46RF+36

Entry Name: Hearse House, Dunscore

Listing Name: Hearse House

Listing Date: 28 August 1992

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 338213

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6579

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dunscore, Hearse House

ID on this website: 200338213

Location: Dunscore

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Parish: Dunscore

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Small single-storey red sandstone ashlar and whinstone rubble building on sloping site in angle between two roads. Tall double-leaf boarded door in west gable, which is sandstone. East gable has a short coped chimneystack, sandstone skew and rybats. North wall is blind, south wall has small window towards east end. East gable has lost skew on north side. Seat at head, probably for ball finial. At west, low rubble retaining wall, now decaying.

Statement of Interest

Hearse houses are a feature of parish provision, mainly in lowland Scotland. Most are adjacent to parish churches. This is a rare and unaltered example of one separated from its church, hence the category of listing for a modest structure.

Listed building record updated in 2024.

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