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Latitude: 55.1655 / 55°9'55"N
Longitude: -3.7168 / 3°43'0"W
OS Eastings: 290730
OS Northings: 587030
OS Grid: NX907870
Mapcode National: GBR 28HQ.34
Mapcode Global: WH5W2.WF8F
Plus Code: 9C7R578M+57
Entry Name: Blackwood House
Listing Name: Blackwood House
Listing Date: 3 August 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 342667
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10243
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200342667
Location: Keir
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Lochar
Parish: Keir
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
Tagged with: House
Composite country house with tower house nucleus, principal
near symmetrical Jacobean-style south front 2 storeys, 7
bays, and built of red ashlar (remainder harled). Tower
house altered with 3 regular bays, and extended to west
(elaborate lead 1750 rainwater head on north wall indicates
work then) and to south. South range built in 2 phases,
canted windows, porch, dormer heads and 3 bays to west all
added 1927 (dated) (perhaps all re-faced then) (remaining
bays earlier 19th century); 2 advanced and gabled inner bays
each with 2-storey canted window, pilastered square porch
(door with large fanlight) in re-entrant angle; otherwise,
hood-moulded cross windows at ground, upper windows with
pedimented dormer heads. North elevation extensively altered
and extended with asymmetrical wings, some tripartite
openings, and loggias. Corniced stacks; slate roofs.
Allan Cunningham, poet and mason, was born at Blackwood, the
son of an estate employee. Earlier 19th century sketch by
W C Aitken shows south elevation in earlier/mid 19th century
(original in Dumfries museum, copy in NMRS).
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