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Charter House, 2 Troqueer Road, Dumfries

A Category B Listed Building in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0637 / 55°3'49"N

Longitude: -3.6123 / 3°36'44"W

OS Eastings: 297124

OS Northings: 575544

OS Grid: NX971755

Mapcode National: GBR 396W.RM

Mapcode Global: WH5WJ.HZ2H

Plus Code: 9C7R397Q+F3

Entry Name: Charter House, 2 Troqueer Road, Dumfries

Listing Name: 2 Troqueer Road, Charter House

Listing Date: 6 March 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 362971

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26351

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dumfries, 2 Troqueer Road, Charter House

ID on this website: 200362971

Location: Dumfries

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Dumfries

Electoral Ward: Abbey

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Description

Perhaps 1810, built as charter house for burgh of Maxwelltown.
Single storey 3-bay villa-type house with attic and basement.
Painted ashlar. Steps oversailing basement to central recessed
door with fanlight; plate glass sash windows in outer bays;
moulded eaves; 2 piended canted dormers; straight skews;
corniced end stacks; slate roof.
Set behind low, painted ashlar wall with iron fence; square
terminal piers, that to left rusticated, that to right rebuilt.

Statement of Interest

Maxwelltown became a free burgh of barony in 1810.

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