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Drumlanrig Summer House, Drumlanrig Estate

A Category B Listed Building in Penpont, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.269 / 55°16'8"N

Longitude: -3.8216 / 3°49'17"W

OS Eastings: 284356

OS Northings: 598721

OS Grid: NX843987

Mapcode National: GBR 17RJ.F0

Mapcode Global: WH5VG.8TFK

Plus Code: 9C7R759H+J9

Entry Name: Drumlanrig Summer House, Drumlanrig Estate

Listing Name: Drumlanrig Summerhouse South West of St Geoffrey's Bridge

Listing Date: 26 June 1986

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 351193

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17300

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200351193

Location: Penpont

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Parish: Penpont

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

Tagged with: Summer house

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Description

Mid 19th century. Rustic octagonal-plan timber-built small
summerhouse. Steep-pitched facetted slate roof supported on
tree trunks; 3 open (roughly east-facing) bays, remaining
bays constructed with split branches laid in geometric
patterns, both to exterior and to interior face; roof
interior is similarly treated, and includes some matting to
provide contrasting effect. Seats along walls also made with
matting. Cobbled floor.

Statement of Interest

Slate roof not original.

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