Description

1828 (dated). Quadrangular courtyard stables, with entrance archway

and late 18th century sundial. Single storey. Rubble, painted to W elevation. Granite quoins and rybats. Some red sandstone dressings. Piended roofs.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: entrnace archway at centre, linked to piended outer bays by slightly recessed flat-coped screen wall. Polished granite depressed-arch, surmounted by sundial and flanking squat granite pyramids; small raised sandstone plaque dated "1823" on keystone. Sandstone vertical attached sundial; square block, with cavetto cornice, swept pyramidal roof and iron spike; dial-stone to S, with top angles concavely curved and 2 rosettes to lower angles; carved octagonal dial inscribed "Began 1790 Finished 1799", with open iron gnomon. Window with granite margin at centre to outer bays, louvred to right.

E RANGE: largely blank to E; 2 slate-hung piended dormers to slightly lower range to N; pend to courtyard, with door to left and louvred window to right. Flat-coped wall dividing courtyard elevation; 2 basket-arched carriage arches and machinery door to right; 3 doors and pend entrance to left.

N ELEVATION: roofless former carriage shed (?) adjoined to right to N; door to left, blocked door and window to centre. 3 stable doors, 2 doors and window to courtyard elevation.

W ELEVATION: entrance to courtyard at centre between slightly lower range to N and piended block to S. N range: window to left to W; gabled to S; house to courtyard elevation, with boarded windows flanking gabled porch and 2 gabled dormer windows; door to right.

S RANGE: window to rigth of centre and slapped to right to W; machinery door slapped to right, window at centre and 2 small windows above to courtyard elevation; modern flat-roofed porch to left in re-entrant angle with screen wall; flat-roofed dormer window to left.

12-pane glazing in sash and case windows. Ridge stacks, to E, N and 3 to W. Sandstone ridges. Graded grey slates.

Cobbles to courtyard.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Cumloden House; Cumloden Lodge and Gatepiers; Garden Cottage and Walled Garden; Glenmalloch Lodge (see separate listings).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17811042

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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