Description

David Bryce architect. Dated 1865. Large Scots Baronial
mansion, mostly 2/3 storeys; with circular turrets,
corbelled bartizans pedimented dormer heads, crow-stepped
gables and coped stacks. Stugged and snecked ashlar with
polished dressings and roll-mouldings; finialled slate roofs,
conical roofs with lead figures 3-storey Castle Fraser-style
tower with castellated porch-cochere to E fronting balustraded
tall circular turret with bell-cast cap house; Courtyard formed
by L-plan Crathes-style S range, mullioned and transomed turret
in re-entrant angle. Mullioned conservatory at S re-modelled to
form dining room. Extensive U-plan coach house and offices to NE
linked by archway. Garden balustrade to W of house. INTERIOR:
extremely rich and well-executed neo-Jacobean decoration to halls
and to principal rooms; extensive oak panelling and ceiling
plasterwork: some sensitive alterations (eg. in morning room)
early 20th century, possibly by Scott Morton: fine oak stair
(arcaded balustrading with wrought-iron enrichment) approached
through square-columned screen: marble and oak chimney pieces

Statement of Interest

Designed 1862-3; built 1864-6 for R Jardine of Castlemilk and

Corrie.

One of Bryce's largest houses, the largest to survive

complete, with perhaps his finest interior.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17571203

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)