Description

Several building phases; 2-storey house with attics, late
18th/early 19th century in appearance; said to incorporate
tower house as rear (W) wing, latter built above bank of
Craigie Burn; 5-bay E front, entrance bay, formerly with
crow-stepped gable, pushed forward mid 19th century.
Northmost bay probably also added about then. Rendered, with
contrasting painted margins: sash windows.
E elevation: windows in left bay asymmetrically arranged;
remaining ground floor windows with 12-pane glazing, larger
1st floor windows, plate glass, lintels linked to simple
cornice; small blocking course. Brick end stacks - coped
ashlar stack over entrance; flat-roofed dormers; slated
roofs, main roof covered with graded slates.
Interior: some cornice plasterwork; reeded marble chimney
pieces.

Statement of Interest

1837 sketch by D O Hill shows former appearance, including

porch. Robert Burns visited here frequently; it was the home

for a time of "Chloris" until her family moved to Kemys Hall.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17811333

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)