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Latitude: 58.4087 / 58°24'31"N
Longitude: -3.1057 / 3°6'20"W
OS Eastings: 335488
OS Northings: 947234
OS Grid: ND354472
Mapcode National: GBR L6PH.Q1R
Mapcode Global: WH6DN.8XB6
Plus Code: 9CCRCV5V+FP
Entry Name: Hempriggs House
Listing Name: Hempriggs House and Stable / Carriage House
Listing Date: 13 April 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 347348
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14079
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200347348
Location: Wick
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Parish: Wick
Traditional County: Caithness
Tagged with: House
Dated 1692 and 1875; now mainly 19th century, incorporating
earlier fabric. Large, 2-storey house built around small
inner court. All harled with some ashlar dressings.
Asymmetrical 6-bay front with near centre (1875) wide
rectangular 2-storey entrance porch with side doors, that to
right with re-used lintel; and with front tripartite; porch
rises as 1st floor canted bay window with cornice and shaped
blocking course.
Wide 2-storey west elevation. Rear elevation flanked by wide
gables; round-headed centre entrance infilled with modern
door and window; large centre wallhead stack with diminutive
attic window.
Simple east range, with service entrance, linked to 2-storey
L-plan stable block. 2- and 4-pane glazing in front windows;
mainly 12-pane glazing in other elevations; ridge and end
coped stacks; slate roofs, modern tiles to rear.
Stables; earlier-mid 19th century 2-storey, L-plan stable
range linked to house at east by small lean-to out-building.
All rubble, tooled rubble dressings. South facing elevation
with small 3-bay dwelling with centre door and flanking
lying-pane glazed windows, left; segmental headed carriage
house, right, with loft window above. North arm of L contains
stables and loft. Ridge and end stacks; slate roofs.
Formerly called Tolstone. Until 1982 home of Dunbars, later
Duff-Dunbars of Ackergill Tower and Hempriggs. Named
Hempriggs after former castle of Moray that name in from
where the Dunbars came originally. Re-used lintel inscribed
CERI MANI MEMENTO MANE.
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