Description

Earlier 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, symmetrical, 3-bay butterfly-plan house with later single storey, 3-bay garage to E. Stugged cream ashlar sandstone with droved grey sandstone dressings; long and short quoins; raised margins and later fixed shutters to 1st floor windows; deep eaves.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: bowed central bay in re-entrant angle of L; round-arched doorway with raised margin; timber panelled, 2-leaf outer door with semi-circular fanlight above; part-glazed timber panelled vestibule door set behind; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to right. Blinded window at each floor in angled bay to left. Coped, harled single storey wall with adjoining doorway to outer left.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: irregular, 3-bay. 3-light, flat-roofed bow window at ground in bay to left; single window at 1st floor above. Bipartite, mullioned window (right side blinded) at 1st floor in central bay. Tripartite, mullioned window at ground in bay to right; window at 1st floor above.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: irregular 3-bay. Window at ground in centre bay; stair window above with flanking small opening to left. Window at ground in bay to right. Right return of garage at ground in bay to left with modern timber door and two windows; window at 1st floor above.

E ELEVATION: gabled, largely blank wall. Boarded door, set to outer right; later canopy above; gablehead stack. Modern, 3-bay garage set at right angles to E wall, projecting E.

S ELEVATION: window, centrally disposed at ground. Window, set to right at 1st floor above.

12-pane timber sash and case windows to principal elevation. Variety of glazing patterns to other elevations. Piended grey slate roof; flat roof to garage. Ashlar corniced gablehead stack to E; 2 ashlar corniced stacks to ridges. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: bowed double doors in circular hall; identical marble fireplaces in drawing room and dining room (later painted); panelled shutters remain in drawing and dining rooms.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: sandstone rubble walls with ashlar cope; banded square-plan gatepiers with pyramidal caps.

Statement of Interest

According to the owner, and from the evidence of raggles on E and W walls, there was an additional block extending E, possibly a service wing. The unusual plan-form and good interior details are of particular interest.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17826557

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Recommended Books

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