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Forrest Lodge Of Kells

A Category B Listed Building in Dee and Glenkens, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.152 / 55°9'7"N

Longitude: -4.2707 / 4°16'14"W

OS Eastings: 255401

OS Northings: 586536

OS Grid: NX554865

Mapcode National: GBR 4R.KF0S

Mapcode Global: WH3SK.CRKS

Plus Code: 9C7Q5P2H+QP

Entry Name: Forrest Lodge Of Kells

Listing Name: Forrest Lodge

Listing Date: 23 April 1990

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342029

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9726

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342029

Location: Kells

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Parish: Kells

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Description

G Ramsay Thomson of Dumfries, architect. Inscribed "Rebuilt
1910" on rainwater head. 2 storey and attic asymmetrical
Scottish arts and crafts style house. Harled walling with
granite cills. Entrance elevation (E) with advanced gabled
bay to left with round tower to S angle. Gabled bay to right
with advanced 2-storey round tower to centre with architraved
doorpiece. Simple timber door with good arts and crafts door
furniture. Corbel/string course over ground stepped up around
heraldic panel over door.
S ELEVATION: L-plan with wide advanced gabled bay to left,
3-storey round tower in re-entrant angle with architraved
door to ground. 5-bay range to right with crowstepped gablet
over centre.
All windows sash and case with 12-pane glazing. All gables
crowstepped with skewputts, band of roll-moulding at eaves.
Slate roofs, corniced axial and wallhead stacks.

Statement of Interest

Built for J Wood Esq MP.

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