Description

Probably William Burn, earlier 19th century with later alterations and additions. Single storey with attic, 3-bay cottage. Squared and snecked ashlar with droved chamfered arrises; rubble to rear. Base course.

SW ELEVATION: advanced ashlar gabled porch with shoulder-arched entrance and timber finial; strip-panelled timber door in Tudor-arch. Ashlar seat to either side of porch, inside. Tripartite (unglazed) opening to each return elevation of porch. Blank bay to left. Gabled bay to right (advanced from line of bay to left) with 3-light window at ground; 3-light strip window to gablehead.

SE ELEVATION: 4-bay (grouped 2-2). 2-bay group to left advanced slightly with window in bay to left; partly-glazed door bay to right. Window to each of 2-bay group to right.

NE ELEVATION: 2-bay, M-gabled elevation with bay to right slightly advanced with gable overlapping that of bay to left. Small single storey addition to left of bay to right with boarded door. Half-piended single storey addition with small window to outer right. Window to gablehead above.

Variety of windows, primarily timber 3-pane casement windows; timber sliding 3-pane window to gablehead (to SW). Slate roof with ashlar shouldered and coped stack to right of centre. Plain bargeboarding to gables; exposed rafters at eaves.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1996.

Statement of Interest

This building lies to E of Kimmerghame House walled garden. The use of the horizontal sliding sash would suggest that the building was by, or at least inspired by, William Burn (for example, lodge at Newliston).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17853203

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)