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Wood Gyle, Mansfield, Leslie

A Category B Listed Building in Leslie, Fife

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.2028 / 56°12'10"N

Longitude: -3.2159 / 3°12'57"W

OS Eastings: 324665

OS Northings: 701799

OS Grid: NO246017

Mapcode National: GBR 27.F3H9

Mapcode Global: WH6RF.KCV6

Plus Code: 9C8R6Q3M+4M

Entry Name: Wood Gyle, Mansfield, Leslie

Listing Name: Mansfield, Wood Gyle with Gatepiers and Boundary Walls

Listing Date: 22 December 1994

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382394

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37335

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Leslie, Mansfield, Wood Gyle

ID on this website: 200382394

Location: Leslie

County: Fife

Town: Leslie

Electoral Ward: Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch

Traditional County: Fife

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Description

Earlier to mid 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan, clasically detailed house with single storey T-projection and variety of outbuildings. Formerly used as United Presbyterian Manse. Squared and coursed whinstone to S, coursed and snecked whinstone rubble to N, E and W with evidence of alteration to N; droved ashlar margins.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical. Pedimented stone doorpiece with windows in flanking bays, regular bays at 1st floor.

N (ROAD) ELEVATION: piend-roofed projecting single storey bay to right of centre, regular 1st floor outer bays with windows and central stair window. T-projection with entrance at centre of E face, window to outer left with further small lean-to roof over door in main block.

12-pane glazing pattern in sash and case windows in main building, elsewhere variety of glazing patterns. Graded grey slates, roof light in N pitch; ashlar skews, coped wallhead stacks with thackstanes and complete set of moulded cans.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: pyramid capped droved ashlar gatepiers with chamfered arrises to N of site with pinned whinstone boundary wall to left and random rubble to right.

Statement of Interest

John Gifford describes Mansfield as, "a row of comfortable early 19th century houses", they stand atop sloping ground which is currently used as open parkland, and are virtually hidden from view behind extensive boundary walls.

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