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Tower House, Ayr Street, Moniaive

A Category C Listed Building in Mid and Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1976 / 55°11'51"N

Longitude: -3.9213 / 3°55'16"W

OS Eastings: 277802

OS Northings: 590944

OS Grid: NX778909

Mapcode National: GBR 181B.VM

Mapcode Global: WH4TN.QMW9

Plus Code: 9C7R53XH+2F

Entry Name: Tower House, Ayr Street, Moniaive

Listing Name: Moniaive Village High Street/Ayr Street Tower House

Listing Date: 26 June 1986

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342726

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10297

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342726

Location: Glencairn

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Parish: Glencairn

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Mid/later 19th century. 2-storey house with square clock
tower above entrance. Built of whin rubble with contrasting
painted long and short worked dressings and stop-chamfered
margins. Tower has 4 stages, louvered bipartite to each face
of 3rd stage, clock each face of top stage and slated short
facetted spire, with lucarnes at foot, and weathervane
finial. East elevation: 3 bays, tower central, remaining bays
(advanced left, recessed right) gabled; windows mostly
bipartite; sashes, with 6-pane glazing pattern. End stacks on
projecting chimney breasts; slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Not shown on 1st ed OS (1856)

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