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Balmuir House Walled Kitchen Garden

A Category B Listed Building in Monifieth and Sidlaw, Angus

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4968 / 56°29'48"N

Longitude: -2.9756 / 2°58'32"W

OS Eastings: 340036

OS Northings: 734278

OS Grid: NO400342

Mapcode National: GBR Z96.PJ

Mapcode Global: WH7R4.8Y9W

Plus Code: 9C8VF2WF+PQ

Entry Name: Balmuir House Walled Kitchen Garden

Listing Name: Balmuir, Balmuir House, Walled Kitchen Garden

Listing Date: 10 December 1991

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 353271

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB19032

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200353271

Location: Mains and Strathmartine

County: Angus

Electoral Ward: Monifieth and Sidlaw

Parish: Mains And Strathmartine

Traditional County: Angus

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Description

Earlier 18th century. Rectangular-plan walled garden. Flat-coped rubble walls. stugged and margined ashlar dressings at doorways (2 at E and W walls, 1 at S).

N WALL: symmetrical lean-to buildings at N elevation, rubble masonry with slate roofs, bowed at left and right angles, modern porte-cochere loading bay at centre, various doors. S elevation is brick lined and flued, with rubble base incorporating a number of segmental arch-heads; ruinous glasshouse.

Statement of Interest

See NOTES to Balmuir House. The walled garden is presumed to be contemporary with the original part of Balmuir House. According to a document written by J H Sharp in circa 1930, the flued garden wall was built by James Webster (formerly Graham), probably later in the 18th century. Included in B Group with Balmuir House, dovecot, Garage Cottage, old stable, and coach house/stables.

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