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Knocknalling House

A Category B Listed Building in Dee and Glenkens, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1378 / 55°8'16"N

Longitude: -4.2024 / 4°12'8"W

OS Eastings: 259702

OS Northings: 584823

OS Grid: NX597848

Mapcode National: GBR 4T.LJR6

Mapcode Global: WH4TX.F423

Plus Code: 9C7Q4QQX+42

Entry Name: Knocknalling House

Listing Name: Knocknalling House and Walled Garden

Listing Date: 4 November 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342017

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9717

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342017

Location: Kells

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Parish: Kells

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Description

Earlier-mid 19th century. 2-storey country house with
restrained Tudor gothic detailing. Squared rubble walling,
squared quoins, polished red sandstone dressings.
S ELEVATION: 5-bay with boldly advanced ball-finialled gabled
end bays. Bipartite windows with 4-centred arch heads under
squared hoodmould. To inner left bay, doorway opened from
window, double-leaf doors. Sash and case wndows with 2-pane
plate glass glazing pattern. 1st floor windows break eaves
line with triangular ball-finialled gablets flanking squared
'gablet' head over centre bay.
E ELEVATION: Asymmetrical with gabled ball finialed
single-storey deep entrance porch to right. Windows detailed
as S.
W ELEVATION: 3-bay with single-storey projecting square bay
to centre with parapet and ball finials. 1st floor windows
set in square-headed dormers. Adjoining to N 3-bay lower
kitchen wing with piended roof. Some ground floor windows
with 12-pane glazing, otherwise glazing as above. Lower
2-storey irregular elevation to N with some single-storey
buildings grouped around small partially flagged service
court. Coped wall to court with ball finials and al antica
bronze Herakles.
Axial and wallhead groupings of tall diamond stacks, slate
roofs.
To N large walled garden on sloping site. Coped stepped
rubble wall with many ball finials.

Statement of Interest

B group with Knocknalling Barn and Stableyard.

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