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Cowiesburn House, Pluscarden

A Category B Listed Building in Elgin, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5979 / 57°35'52"N

Longitude: -3.4266 / 3°25'35"W

OS Eastings: 314830

OS Northings: 857325

OS Grid: NJ148573

Mapcode National: GBR K8XM.T7Q

Mapcode Global: WH6JK.B9J7

Plus Code: 9C9RHHXF+59

Entry Name: Cowiesburn House, Pluscarden

Listing Name: Cowiesburn House (Former Free Church Manse)

Listing Date: 9 November 1987

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 340577

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB8436

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Pluscarden, Cowiesburn House

ID on this website: 200340577

Location: Elgin

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Heldon and Laich

Parish: Elgin

Traditional County: Morayshire

Tagged with: Manse

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Description

Mid 19th century. Gothic, symmetrical 2-storey and attic,
3-bay house. Harled with ashlar dressings and margins.
Centre projecting shallow ashlar porch, gabled and
bargeboarded. Flanking pointed windows; 3 to 1st floor,
similarly detailed, rise through projecting eaves in
gablets. 2-bay flanks with similar window treatment.
Gothic glazing; 4 symmetrical corniced ridge stacks; piended
and platform slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Former Pluscarden Free Church Manse, though not originally

built for that purpose.

Purchase by Free Church 1888 with money raised by bazaar in

Elgin.

Appears on 1st edition OS, 1876.

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