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Gate Piers, Broomholm House

A Category B Listed Building in Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1251 / 55°7'30"N

Longitude: -2.9854 / 2°59'7"W

OS Eastings: 337257

OS Northings: 581633

OS Grid: NY372816

Mapcode National: GBR 79L5.GL

Mapcode Global: WH7YX.3FNW

Plus Code: 9C7V42G7+2R

Entry Name: Gate Piers, Broomholm House

Listing Name: Broomholm House and Gatepiers

Listing Date: 3 August 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342061

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9752

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342061

Location: Langholm

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale

Parish: Langholm

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Dated 1749. 2-storey, 3-bay classical house with steeply

pedimented inner bay and recessed single storey flanking wings

(parallel 2-storey rear range connected with house by narrow

link). Rubble-built, with ashlar dressings and chamfered

margins. House has central door (on S wall) in lugged architrave,

with pulvinated frieze and pediment. Plate glass sashes.

Eaves/lintel band; cornice; small-paned and keystoned oculus in pediment. Straight skews; margined and corniced end stacks (small

stack over pediment). Wings altered in 19th century and now with enlarged single windows. Rear range has been raised; altered

openings; door and small-paned windows on N wall. All roofed with uniform slates.

2 square gatepeirs to S, ashlar, shaped caps, and ball finials

decorated with swags. Iron gate has plain vertical rails with

ball knobs.

Statement of Interest

Date in door pediment, and initials M. M(axwell).

1st floor window cills may be lowered.

Home of John Maxwell, author of the "Essay upon Tune" (see Old Statistical Account, vol XIII p.591).

Replaces an earlier tower (OSA p.598).

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