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Latitude: 55.1296 / 55°7'46"N
Longitude: -3.6663 / 3°39'58"W
OS Eastings: 293855
OS Northings: 582956
OS Grid: NX938829
Mapcode National: GBR 29V4.20
Mapcode Global: WH5W9.NBCF
Plus Code: 9C7R48HM+RF
Entry Name: Portrack House
Listing Name: Portrack House
Listing Date: 26 June 1986
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 343008
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10531
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200343008
Location: Holywood
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Lochar
Parish: Holywood
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
Tagged with: Country house
James Barbour 1879 (dated), with earlier 19th century
tripartite-plan villa incorporated at rear. Rubble-built,
ashlar dressings, all painted: roofed with graded slates.
ORIGINAL HOUSE: 2 storeys over basement: 3-bay north
elevation: hood-moulded ground floor openings with cills
lowered to base course; square 1st floor windows with
vertical glazing to sashes; cill course; stacks with cavetto
cornices; projecting eaves (?re-roofed by Barbour).
1879 HOUSE: picturesque; mainly 2 storeys, pyramidal-roofed
3-storey square entrance tower off-centre, huge cross-window
fills bay adjoining to left (hall within); left bay and
flanks all with projecting windows gabled above wall-head.
Small-paned sash windows. Projecting eaves.
Some good modern sculptures in garden.
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