Description

Originally circa 1810, with mid 19th century additions. 2-storey, 5 bay picturesquely situated hillside villa with eclectic details. Stugged grey sandstone ashlar to front (W); pink sandstone rubble to remainder. Base course; dividing cornice; raised cills to addition; balustrade between ground and 1st floors to centre and right; eaves course and cornice; crenellations to tower; long and short quoins.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: architraved doorway with multi-pane, 2-leaf doors and letterbox fanlight above in bay to left of centre; tripartite, advanced window to right; window in each bay at 1st floor above; balustraded balcony spanning both bays at cill level, supported by two large consoles framing door. Full-height 3-light canted window to outer left. Full-height 2-light semi-circular tower in penultimate bay to right; window at each floor in bay to outer right.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: asymmetrical, 5-bay, grouped 3-2. 3-bay group to left: part-glazed timber panelled door with window to left flanking at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Boarded door at ground in bay to outer left; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to right; lean-to addition at ground to outer right. 2-bay group to right: single light three-quarter circular tower to left; window at each floor. Window at each floor in bay to right.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: blank wall with square-plan, piend roof addition to left of centre; square window to front (S). Wallhead stack above.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: blank wall with barred window at ground to outer right. Central, wallhead stack above.

Variety of glazing patterns including lying pane timber sash and case window to canted addition, 12-, 8- and 2- pane timber sash and case windows to remainder. Grey slate piended roof; grey slate to outbuilding; ashlar coped wallhead stacks to N and S; ashlar skews to outbuilding; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: original stone staircase with decorative cast-iron banisters and timber handrail; architraved doors; pilastered marble fireplace; original fitted cupboards at return of 1st floor landing. Later addition; some original features including kitchen at ground and some 1st floor light fittings. Various alterations.

OUTBUILDINGS: piend-roofed, rectangular-plan garage to NE. Pink sandstone rubble with brick lean-to addition to right.

Statement of Interest

The house was originally a 2-storey, 3-bay piended roofed symmetrical villa, possibly with flanking wings, now replaced. A full height canted bay window was added, to the left of the door, with an advanced window to the right. A stone balustrade, stretching over the door and the new, added window was also added, all reminiscent of Burn and Bryce, circa 1835-40. A 2-storey, 2-bay addition to S (right-hand side) was at this time, or possibly later, probably partially re-using the original fabric. The semi-circular, crenellated tower adds to the picturesque of the building. As with the principal elevation, the rear has also been altered somewhat. The protruding tower, now sited to the right of centre, would probably have been the central stair element of the original house. St Ann's Mount was is sited on a steep hill, overlooking the North Esk. It was originally set in pleasure gardens, formerly with its own well and water pump. It was probably built, as were most of the villas in the glen, for a mill manager or owner.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17828015

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