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Stables, Cowhill House

A Category B Listed Building in Holywood, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1266 / 55°7'35"N

Longitude: -3.6458 / 3°38'45"W

OS Eastings: 295149

OS Northings: 582598

OS Grid: NX951825

Mapcode National: GBR 29Z5.H1

Mapcode Global: WH5W9.ZD1P

Plus Code: 9C7R49G3+MM

Entry Name: Stables, Cowhill House

Listing Name: Cowhill Former Stables

Listing Date: 3 August 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342610

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10198

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342610

Location: Holywood

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Lochar

Parish: Holywood

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Dated 1816. Stables, now mostly converted for

domestic/garage use. 3 2-storey ranges built around

quadrangular court, latter closed to east, above River Nith,

by high wall. Rubble-built with ashlar or modern concrete,

margins, rusticated quoins at west, all painted. Symmetrical

west elevation: 7 bays, articulated with taller advanced

outer bays and central entrance tower, these with simply

pedimented gables; tower has full-height angle pilaster

strips and segmental arch to pend all rusticated, Venetian

window and crest above, dovecot in gable and weathervane

finial; modern (masonry) flanking flues; glazed

segmental-arched former carriage houses to each outer bay,

with Venetian window inserted above (possibly replacing

oculi, arched stones re-used); upper window margins of

remaining bays linked to eaves band. Small-paned glazing.

1958 crest (possibly dates conversion) to courtyard above segmental-arched pend, other openings to courtyard

square-headed; some upper windows break through eaves and

have gabled dormer heads; garage in north range by Peddie and

Forbes Smith, 1915. Stacks mostly modern, but corniced;

roofed with graded slates.

Detached low range to north.

Statement of Interest

Alterations, although extensive, are quite sympathetically

done, and the building still merits category B status.

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