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Drumlanrig Walled Garden And Cottages, Drumlanrig Estate

A Category B Listed Building in Penpont, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.2662 / 55°15'58"N

Longitude: -3.7966 / 3°47'47"W

OS Eastings: 285937

OS Northings: 598363

OS Grid: NX859983

Mapcode National: GBR 17XK.V1

Mapcode Global: WH5VG.NW9R

Plus Code: 9C7R7683+F9

Entry Name: Drumlanrig Walled Garden And Cottages, Drumlanrig Estate

Listing Name: Drumlanrig Walled Garden and Gateways, Outbuildings and Cottages

Listing Date: 3 August 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 351190

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17296

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Drumlanrig Estate, Drumlanrig Walled Garden And Cottages

ID on this website: 200351190

Location: Penpont

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Parish: Penpont

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Built circa 1822. Large, quadrangular walled garden with yard
to north enclosing potting sheds and outbuildings; 3
adjoining single storey cottages beyond.
Garden walls: built of brick with ashlar coping and archways
(central gate on each wall); continuous (temporary) animal
pen lean-to's now line inner walls, original lean-to potting
and boiler sheds abut outer north wall and modern animal pens
abut outer south wall; small "triumphal arch" forms west
gate; pedimented north gate with paired pilasters. Yard
enclosed by rubble-built ashlar-coped wall with square
gatepiers.
Cottages: built in (at least) 3 phases and arranged roughly
in T-plan; all have 3 bays with central door and are built of
stugged red ashlar with polished dressings; original
south-facing cottage with 16-pane glazing; other cottages
north-facing, doubled in depth probably late 19th century,
and arranged symmetrically; inner 2 bays on north elevation
advanced, with tripartites. Sash windows throughout with
small-paned glazing; coped stacks; all roof piended, with
graded slates.

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