Description

Terraced walk immediately S of Culross Abbey House leads eastwards to Garden House. Stone setts either side of centrally flagged area to S of Culross Abbey House terminate at pavilions; gravel path beyond. Stone steps lead to terraced lawn to SE of house; flanking corniced stone balustrade. Rubble garden wall extends eastwards from N of E pavilion; projecting blocked coping stones. Door to W. Seat using 3 carved window pediments from house; foliate finials to each; central pediment initialled 'DMB' (Dame Magdalen Bruce) adjacent to S elevation of garden wall. Garden House, dated 1674, recessed in E garden wall to N, facing W. Elliptical arch; moulded surround; corniced imposts; keystone carved with plaque. Flanking fluted pediments; moulded cornice above. Foliate detail in angle between arch and pilaster. Frieze above arch with plaques, central plaque dated 1674; surmounting cornice. Piended roof; diagonally laid stone tiles; corniced ridge. Diagonally laid stone tiles to floor. Garden wall sweeps down to S; door to right leads to the Stables. Wall turns eastwards and continues as brick wall; narrow red bricks divided by 3 continuous bands of yellow brick. Wall swept to W; projecting flat stone wallhead. Brick wall terminates and stone wall continues southwards; swept to N; break in wall to N and S.

Statement of Interest

B-Group with Culross Abbey House; Culross Abbey House Policies, East and West Lodges and Stables. The garden house was part of the designed garden of Culross Abbey House, sited at the end of a terraced walk. Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine completed the building of Culross Abbey House and enlarged it by adding a second floor, he also laid out the gardens. Slezer's view of 1693 shows the terraced garden, stone steps, the garden house and also a picturesque image of the parkland to the south, enclosed by a wall.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17567811

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback